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Law Firm Partnerships and ‘Slippery Fish’

*warning, graphic content follows…

My son has just entered daycare. Nothing too special about that, after all he is 2! But, he came home recently signing a song that well, frankly, needs to be the theme tune for law firm partnerships!

Slippery fish

The song in question is ‘Slippery Fish‘ and here is how the lyrics go:

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water.
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a

Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale, Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!

Not graphic enough for you? Watch the YouTube version and I guarantee you won’t sleep tonight 🙂

And what does this have to do with law firms?

So,:

  • the fish is the poor graduate lawyer
  • the octopus is the associate
  • the tuna fish is the senior associate
  • the great white shark is the special counsel, and
  • the humongous whale is the partner

Hope you enjoyed that one!

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Shoutout to Todd Cravens on Unsplash