Category Archives: wage slaves

Too young?!

November 12, 2007 – 5:42 pm

According to the excellent new blog Current Awareness a young woman has won her discrimination claim for being sacked for the possession of an excessive amount of youth. The decision is not too alarming since it was an uncontested hearing. It is a bit odd since the legislation was targeted at wrinkly discrimination.
Nonetheless it’s still […]

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There’s a doings over at the USPTO

July 24, 2007 – 10:12 am

And about frigging time too.
Frank Schilling on his blog reveals that three patent lawyers are suing the US Department of Commerce over their appointment of Margaret Peterlin who is, they say, ‘unqualified’ to be the head of the USPTO.
For geeks like Geeklawyer this sorta matters. US IP policy is a controversial area and its competence […]

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Work

June 5, 2007 – 9:17 pm

Apologies to readers who may be missing me: I haven’t been tied up in a cellar by Geeklawyer. (Unless of course he is writing this and attributing it to me, so in fact I may be tied up in a cellar, you’ll never know for sure). No, sadly until I win the lottery or someone […]

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Right! that’s work out of the way

March 15, 2007 – 1:53 pm

To Ruthie’s hilarity (and cruel mockery) Geeklawyer has had to do lots and lots of work this week. Frankly, he’s a bit pissed off about it.

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Work until you drop dead

February 14, 2007 – 6:09 pm

CharonQC comments on the truly horrid story of Matthew Courtney an associate with Freshfields who appears to have committed suicide by jumping from the 7th floor of the Tate.

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Lawyer work life balance calculator

January 11, 2007 – 9:18 am

Geeklawyer is, like many of us lawyers, a bit of a workaholic: he gets into work before it is light and seldom leaves until the drunken carousers have begun vomiting in payphones. And barely enough time to catch 5 courses and wine at Le Gavroche of an evening. Depressing. Some lawyers of Geeklawyer’s acquaintance may […]

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Xmas break

December 20, 2006 – 1:11 pm

Geeklawyer has had enough - he is downing tools until the New Year arrives, though he will answer incoming emails from punters on existing issues (and at normal rates, not his usual obscene holiday rates!!! Geeklawyer is sweet and overcome with the spirit of Xmas, not to mention the spirits of Xmas). Geeklawyer needs to […]

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Fancy a nap?

June 28, 2006 – 10:58 pm

Today is National Siesta day. Demonstrate your solidarity with our European brethren by falling asleep at your desk after lunch. If you are challenged respond with the statistic that an afternoon snooze increases productivity by 34%. So although your hours nap may take one eighth of your working day, for the remaining 2 hours you […]

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Sacked for being rude?

June 13, 2006 – 5:06 pm

Former navy captain Taff Davies has been barred from being a councillor in Chichester for being rude to the council’s geeks; he complained that their IT systems were ‘crap’.
He was given the silver bullet after being described as “unacceptably intemperate”, “sarcastic, hostile and impatient”, and “aggressive and insensitive”; words not seen hanging out together since […]

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So why *is* Geeklawyer anonymous?

March 20, 2006 – 5:51 pm

Is it because he is ugly? shy? on the run?
This, is why.
Geeklawyer would have a hard time before the Commission for Judicial Appointments later on in his glorious career if he had revealed his true identity and his utterly innocent and academic curiosity about dogging.
Another reason why Google is evil.

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