What Lawyers Do During The Holidays
Finally, something for lawyers to do during the holidays! The holidays are not a joyous time for everyone, and they are especially difficult for lawyers. Not only do clients assign few new projects at this time of the year, but also the courts are closed and many staff members fail to report to work on Christmas day. This is also when many lawyers are made to answer for their reprehensible behavior at The Firm's holiday party. These factors combine to leave most lawyers with feelings of boredom, depression and uselessness during the holiday season.
Fortunately, the State Bar recently approved a special holiday program for Continuing Legal Education credit. The program includes the telling of traditional Christmas stories and detailed analysis of the legal issues they raise. For example, did the Virgin Mary have standing to slap a lawsuit on the innkeeper who turned her away and thus forced her to deliver a child in an unsanitary manger? Under federal law, would Santa be sentenced or merely deported for entering the country on Christmas Eve without a visa?
The State Bar approved the program not only to give lawyers a place to go during the holidays but to also teach them the true meaning of the season. Among the seminars and colloquiums approved for "A Continuing Legal Education Credit Christmas" are:
