Songs from the Training Consortium Songbook
Litigation Training Themesong
(to the tune of "Greensleeves")
Attorneys trudged through the autumn cool
From six states scattered northeasterly
And learned the morass of law and rule
For to file litigation affirm’tively
To analyze clients’ rights
We toiled and we struggled ‘most every night
Re-solved to battle injustice
Determined that they’ll never crush us
State action, standing, jurisdiction
Eleventh Amendment and sovereignty
We prayed that the doctrines were fiction
But the legal confusion’s reality
Small groups intense but worthwhile
TRO motions we’ll need to file
Complaint review and discovery
We shall need weeks to reach full recov’ry
We’ll file class actions, win legal fees
We’ll fight for rights ‘cross the nation
And if our program’s with LSC
We can still do impact litigation
Sue Them
(to the tune of "Somewhere" from West Side Story)
Motions we’ll survive
Clients won’t be deprived
File complaints and we’ll go to court
They won’t be sold short
Issue pre-clu-sion
Is but an il-lu-sion
If state contractors bother us
We’ll find a close nexus
Pullman ab-sten-tion
May create great ten-sion
Though Sea Clammers may be a blur
We shall never
Become deterred . . .
Lawsuits!
Lawsuits!
For clients who suffer badly
Benefits kept from them, sadly
Without
Good cause
Whate’er the statute
We’ll never be found moot
Constitutional rights can’t wait
Seek relief now
And litigate
Sue them!
Sue them!
Let’s file!
Community Ed, It Is a’ Changing
(to the tune of “The Times They are A’Changing”)
Come gather round colleagues and please hear our song
It seems our community eds been all wrong
We lecture and lecture and lecture too long
And it makes the people feel dour
Our role we see is to help them feel strong
‘Cause we know they have the power.
Listening and surveys and small groups it seems
Help us discover the generative themes
That motivate people and unleash their dreams
So they can talk and plan by the hour
Through dialogue and praxis they’ll say what they mean
When they know they have the power.
Knowledge, attitudes and also skills
No more rote learning or mind-numbing drills
The values of critical thinking instilled
As the learners open like flowers.
Their lives transformed, it gives us the chills
When they act and act on their power.
Their lives transformed, it gives us the chills
When they act and act on their power.
BLST Anthem
(to the tune of “Somewhere over the Rainbow”)
Somewhere in Massachusetts
There I’ll be
With other legal aid lawyers
Learning to fight injustice and end poverty
How to speak with clients
Prepare for trial
Motions I never even heard of
I hope I’ll get a chance to file
When I get back I hope I’ll see
Not too many pink slips there for me
Or deadlines, looming
My colleagues all will gather round
Excited by the self-confidence I’ve found
My voice now booming
With colleagues now across the region
And friends I’ve made
When I get stuck there’ll now be a legion
I’ll no longer be afraid
We had a “blst” and this we know
We’ll fight injustice as we go!
Negotiation Rag
(To the tune of “All I Really Wanna Do” by Bob Dylan
I ain’t lookin’ to bash your guy
Tell a lie
Or make you cry
I just wanna share clues we found
Find common ground
Not get unwound
All I really wanna do . . . .
Is baby agree with you
I ain’t lookin’ to make you glower
We’ll share our power
Our talks won’t sour
A package for the best first offer
I will proffer
To sweeten the coffer
All I really wanna do . . .
Is baby agree with you
Kent and Kathy, Lois Lane
They’re a pain
What’s to gain?
They should brainstorm and disarm
Not shriek in alarm
Tell all – what’s the harm?
All I really wanna do . . .
Is baby agree with you
I’ll be fair as we analyze
Open our eyes
And strategize
We just wanna control our fate
A deal create
Negotiate!
All I really wanna do . . .
Is baby agree with you
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