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Some might say that it is in the lawyers' interest at some level that their bosses go against legal advice and open themselves up to lawsuits because when that

by zaidf 14y ago

Some might say that it is in the lawyers' interest at some level that their bosses go against legal advice and open themselves up to lawsuits because when that lawsuit comes in, guess which department stays employed? Now, I think most lawyers operate in good faith and go to great extremes to convince their client of taking the best option but I can see lawyers give up after a certain stage thinking alright whatever, why am I complaining, this just means I'll have enough work for next 2 years because of my client's stupid decision.

otoburb 14y ago
Using that logic, it may be in the law profession's best interest, but certainly not for the Best Buy lawyers who were aware of this. Exposing yourself to detrimental litigation where the odds of you winning are low will probably result in you (the lawyer giving the poor advice) being let go and a new set of in-house counsel coming in to fix the mess.
- zaidf 14y ago
  Woah, no one said anything about lawyers that give poor advice. I was talking about lawyers who give solid advice ... to stubborn clients who choose to go against their lawyer's (solid) advice.
  - rayiner 14y ago
    To be fair, a more plausible explanation for the lawyers giving up after a certain point is that nobody wants to argue with their boss that long.
    - zaidf 14y ago
      Great point :)
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