For some, the creative advice of John Fytit
may be a traumatizing self-reflection narrative. Others may see his advice as safe ‘Golden
Gavel’ material – the secret is out! And
others may just enjoy looking at the cartoon illustrations and consider a
career change.
The book is divided into eight parts,
including Career Advice and Self-Help
and Advice on Issues Raised by People
with Nothing to Do (the former part perhaps written by people mentioned in
the latter part).
A few take home messages worth
highlighting:
·
“It is not the lawyer who puts
you on hold, it is the legal receptionist over whom lawyers have little
control.”
·
Public Servant Query: “As a reward for
long service, I have been offered a job of Ombudsman. However, it sounds a little bit too
challenging so near to my retirement. I
am concerned that it may be too taxing and argumentative” … John Fytit’s response: “The Ombudsman
is not an advocate for complaints nor is he there to stick up for government
departments. He is somewhere in the
politically correct but potentially ineffective middle.”
You
have all now been warned!
Perhaps the hardest thing to swallow is the
disturbing truth about Brennan’s observations.
Fytit’s responses are at times witty, cringe-worthy, a scary mirror to
reality and a refreshing reminder that it cannot always be this bad. I must admit a few
chuckles and smirks escaped as I read.
At least Fytit’s receptionist has the nous to tell the clients that
their lawyer is ‘currently unavailable’ rather than ‘Yes, your lawyer is in
today but told me he/she doesn’t want to talk to you,’ a true story from a
local Darwin firm.
Brennan is also the author of the following
notable titles:
True, they did not teach this.
Rating: 3 out of 5 laughs.
Jenna Dennison's review also appeared in the Hong Kong Lawyer, the official journal of the Hong Kong Law Society
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