As Gilbert & Sullivan* once wrote and I paraphrase "A paralegals lot is not a happy one"**
Here is the scene. The attorney finishes an important brief and because it is so important you as the paralegal have to walk it through the court to get it stamped. And time is an issue. So, no pressure. I am sure you are all familiar with this one because no matter how many times you have gone to that particular courthouse, the place will have changed slightly. It may be a good change or the Courthouse may have become "The Courthouse from Hell." Getting through the security, up to the Clerk's Office, and out again depends on experience, persistence and charm.
There are three rules to remember once you get through security.
1. Be patient because the line at security is sure to have frayed your nerves and, who knows, the line at the Clerk's office may be huge.
2. Be persistent in your request to the clerk because you are just another of 30 gazillion pests she/he has had to deal with in the first hour her/his office is open
3. Be polite to the clerk and remember to thank her/him for helping you on such a busy day.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_influence_of_Gilbert_and_Sullivan (who were Gilbert & Sullivan)
** When constabulary duty's to be done, to be done,
A policeman's lot is not a happy one, happy one at http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pirates/web_op/pirates24.html
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