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> A lawyer signing off on something, at least theoretically, means that someone has read it, understood it, considering how it pertains to [whatever], and can stand over it.

How often does the lawyer/judge actually read everything as opposed to trusting the work of their paralegals/clerks?




My wife was a clerk. The judges read every line multiple times because most clerk submissions go through multiple drafts




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