Lawyer here. I've been trying to resist chiming in this week, particularly regarding the Elon's political tweets which I don't think were a smart idea but on this lawyer-recruiting tweet I feel compelled to give my input. Most corporations will have a legal department that oversees and assists outside lawyers that the corporation retains for specific legal matters. In my experience it's always the outside lawyers who file and direct the lawsuits. This is in part because corporations will retain different lawyers, even ones who work in litigation, who specialize in different areas, e.g,, employment, intellectual property, mass torts, etc. And then you can have different lawyers who specialize in different phases of trial--pretrial, trial, appeals before state courts vs federal vs the US Supreme Court. It's all highly specialized at the big league level in which Tesla plays. Hiring in-house lawyers or retaining outside counsel is typically the job of the general counsel, the corporation's head lawyer, because it's he or she who is knowledgeable about the players in the legal field. It bothers me that Elon would resort to Twitter to recruit lawyers. I don't understand it honestly. He clearly is frustrated for some reason with Perkins and Cooley, two powerhouse law firms, but there are plenty of other major league legal players to choose from.
One final rant, if you want to call it that. It bothers me that people on here are so dismissive of those who express concern or negative sentiments about Tesla or Elon, especially by those who are clearly long-time Tesla supporters. Criticize or challenge other people's reasoning by all means but comments like "sell the stock if you don't like it" or "go buy another car" do not advance any debate.
The debate is NEVER advanced. Don’t you get that? We’ve been debating Elon’s tweets and behaviors for YEARS. It’s the same tired argument, every single time. We all know (or should know) that he’s going to do Elon and nothing any of us say or do will change it. Either come to terms with it or get out.
The way to get *advanced* is to not complain about everything that upsets you, but rather ACT constructively about events and consciously put yourself into a life where you aren’t bothered by every little thing that goes on around you.
When I don’t like something going on in my life, I change it. I don’t complain about it. I remove it, or myself, or make a new choice, or change myself and how I view it, etc…
Despite not agreeing with those who’ve stomped off in dramatic fashion and exited their positions because of the recent tweets and settlement, they at least get props for removing themselves from the situation that makes them unhappy and thus ‘advancing’ themselves toward inner peace and happiness.
I also put forth, yet again, that the real reason people are so upset is because MONEY. They should reflect on how they view money, the importance they place on it and consider recalibrating that so that it doesn’t hold so much sway over their mental and emotional state.
In terms of the lawyer stuff, Elon was clear what his issue was - corruption in the ranks. So, he’s looking for an incorruptible team of lawyers to take the bad actors behind the woodshed, as it were, and learn them a thing or two about picking on him and his companies.
As is the policy at his companies, you don’t have to be a university/college graduate, you just need to be an exceptional human being.
Do you understand now?
