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Mustang, I feel for you since I did work for a major nationl law firm, legal aid and for the judiciary...all 3 separate different workplaces in the legal world.

I hope you ply your skills somewhere else. As you know, not all lawyers are like the monsters you describe. But somehow the adversarial training of a lawyer (trained to analyze and defend a client) just tends to spill over too often for some of them.

no need to feel obligated to get individual gifts.

However maybe to get rid of too many chocolates/candies given to you...bring a set to the office to share with everyone else. smile

That's all I would do if I worked in an atmosphere like yours.
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