Legally Rambling (November 24, 2009). Yesterday, as I was opening my office mail, I opened a letter from the Dallas County Clerk's Office - Probate Division and I was amazed to find a bright multi-colored Thank You! scrawled on my receipt for payment. Wow! this clerk gets it - she is one of us! A creative soul! A thinker! Life in the Clerk's office. But how to respond?
Many who know me understand that I am passionate about what I do, my clients and the lawyers, paralegals and legal secretaries in my firm. We truly are blessed to have the best people working at the Wright Firm. We have developed an awesome place to work because we have awesome people! I hate boring lawyers - the world is full of them! My people are unconventional, creative, opinionated, hard working ... dedication to the craft ... new school!
Now I digress ... as my brilliant associate Lindsay Sherp and I opined over lunch today ... how to respond, we perhaps stumbled onto a new filing system. Yes, creative, outside the norm, full of life and imagination. Why does every pleading have to be 8 1/2 by 11 white paper. What about happy stickers? A pop-up pleading? What about textured paper? What about scratch and sniff (Lindsay's idea). What about color? Sound ... lights and action!
I mean think of a divorce filing - black if you don't want it - the color of sunshine if you do? PI cases could be black and blue for the plaintiff - just think about it! Real estate matters could be green. What about theme paper - NASCAR, SAINTS, COWBOYS ... USMC! Naming rights? A plumbing case could have a great scratch and sniff kit! Think of all the possibilities!
The moral is that this clerk just didn't stick a receipt in an envelope - some creative thought was used - she carred. One of my people! If you still don't understand you just don't get it! And, oh, I will respond in my own special way!
So ... go color outside of the lines ... but just use color ... Ramble On!
Many who know me understand that I am passionate about what I do, my clients and the lawyers, paralegals and legal secretaries in my firm. We truly are blessed to have the best people working at the Wright Firm. We have developed an awesome place to work because we have awesome people! I hate boring lawyers - the world is full of them! My people are unconventional, creative, opinionated, hard working ... dedication to the craft ... new school!
Now I digress ... as my brilliant associate Lindsay Sherp and I opined over lunch today ... how to respond, we perhaps stumbled onto a new filing system. Yes, creative, outside the norm, full of life and imagination. Why does every pleading have to be 8 1/2 by 11 white paper. What about happy stickers? A pop-up pleading? What about textured paper? What about scratch and sniff (Lindsay's idea). What about color? Sound ... lights and action!
I mean think of a divorce filing - black if you don't want it - the color of sunshine if you do? PI cases could be black and blue for the plaintiff - just think about it! Real estate matters could be green. What about theme paper - NASCAR, SAINTS, COWBOYS ... USMC! Naming rights? A plumbing case could have a great scratch and sniff kit! Think of all the possibilities!
The moral is that this clerk just didn't stick a receipt in an envelope - some creative thought was used - she carred. One of my people! If you still don't understand you just don't get it! And, oh, I will respond in my own special way!
So ... go color outside of the lines ... but just use color ... Ramble On!
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