I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

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I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:10 pm

The pile of broken down boxes outside of the office was slowly growing. The walls of the office were lined with bookcases loaded with large, boring-looking books. The woman unpacking them didn't look like she belonged to the books. She was wearing worn jeans and a dark tank-top. There was a black leather jacket hanging on the back of the office chair. The nameplate on the door read:
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:32 pm

"I'll confess," comes the headmistress' voice from the hallway, "I'd laid even odds on whether you'd move in first, or seek out the local motorcycle club."

"I suppose the Dengie One-Hundred are a bit tame, though."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:39 pm

"My bike's still held up with the damn customs people. I have to go back to London to put the fear of God into them again once I get my paperwork together," she said, turning. "The moment the word 'lawyer' escaped my lips, they got stubborn." She dropped the book in her hand on the desk and moved to shake Sam's hand.
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:47 pm

"Vehicles are always hard," she says, shaking Allison's hand. "I've gone through that before."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:57 pm

"If worse comes to absolute worse, I'll buy another one while I work things out. It won't be the same as my baby, but it beats driving a car." She moved back and fished through a briefcase, pulling out a folder and offered it to Sam. "Here you go, documentation of my acceptance by the Law Society as a solicitor advocate. I love their terms. They make it sound so dignified."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:00 pm

"I hadn't anticipated any snags, given what we went over in the interview."

"Besides, you haven't even had to deal with court dress, yet."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:03 pm

"I'm so looking forward to that," she said with a laugh. "I swear, it doesn't matter which side of the ocean you're on, as refined and sophisticated as they try to make it, the legal process has more in common with a good bar fight than most lawyers want to admit."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:05 pm

"Spoken like someone who seems to enjoy a good bar fight."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:09 pm

"If you don't enjoy it, you're doing it wrong," she grinned.
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:14 pm

"No comment," she smirked.

"Settling in alright? Anything we can help with?"
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:19 pm

"Settling in is going okay. Anything I need to be aware of that's about to blow up on us? I got access to some of the ongoing files, but a plane wasn't a really good place to do an in-depth review of them."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:23 pm

"Likely the most odd legal situation would have to be Mister Stanton, who is currently beset by a records-eating nanovirus, and as a result has had to be classified by the patent office instead."

"And if you don't even blink at that, I'll know your tenure at X-Corporation was eventful."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:30 pm

"So review English patent and property law. Got it. I wouldn't say my tenure was 'eventful', but they didn't put me on the simple stuff either."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:33 pm

"We've just got the grand prize of these sorts of things, being as we regularly take in stateless individuals, sentient darkforce liquids, and emergent AI."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:39 pm

"I have some experience dealing with stateless individuals. And I once sat on the same side of the table as Jennifer Walters, so I think I've got the stones to handle the rest. The defendants in that particular case settled so fast, we almost didn't have time to draw up the initial complaint paperwork." She gave a toothy grin.
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:40 pm

She snorts.

"If you've hung out with Walters, I can see where you'd get a taste for bar brawls."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:43 pm

"Took her to a biker bar I didn't like after the case. Fun times."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:44 pm

"I've found that after her third appletini, it's best to just smile and nod."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:47 pm

"Of course. Even I didn't argue with her. I feel sorry for the drunk idiot who slapped her butt. He wasn't conscious for the rest of the fight." She made a face at the rest of the boxes, "So can a newly arrived Yank treat the headmistress to a round at the pub?"
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:50 pm

"I might want to round up some of the usual suspects for that, aye?"
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:51 pm

"Sounds good to me. If it's any enticement, I'll buy the first round."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:53 pm

"I'll sound the faculty out. This may become costly for you," she chuckles.
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:56 pm

"These are the risks one takes," she shrugged.
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:01 pm

"Simply wanted to give fair warning."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:03 pm

"Noted. Either way, it'll be good to meet some of the faculty in an informal situation. Makes it easier when there's serious business to attend to."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:04 pm

"Aye, be it lawsuit or giant robot."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Allison Rogers » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:05 pm

"I'd lean towards law suits over giant robots, but we'll deal with whatever heads our way."
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Re: I13DT - A Lawyer's Den

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:08 pm

"I'll keep that in mind," she chuckles as she starts away.
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