An
investment counselor decided to go out
on her own. She was shrewd and diligent,
so business kept coming
in, and pretty soon she realized that she
needed an in-house counsel.
The investment banker began to interview young
lawyers.
„As
I’m sure you can understand,“ she started off with one of the
first applicants, „in a business like this, our personal integrity must
be beyond question.“ She leaned forward. „Mr. Mayberry, are you an
honest lawyer?“
„Honest?“ replied the job prospect. „Let me
tell you something about
honest. Why, I’m so honest that my father
lent me $15,000 for my
education, and I paid back every penny the
minute I tried my very first
case.“
„Impressive. And what sort
of case was that?“ asked the investment
counselor.
The
lawyer squirmed in his seat and admitted, „He sued me for the
money.“
