Obviously students, trainees, junior lawyers and even partners are faced with some tricky choices during their legal careers. These days there are plenty of resources to visit for a bit of expert advice and of course there is invaluable opinion and feedback to be gleaned from Solicitr’s readers and their ilk. Here is a nice little query received by US blog Above the Law , which they aptly entitled, "Pls Hndle Thx: She’s Trying to Destroy Me ":

" ATL -

I’ve just been staffed on a relatively long term project with another associate. She and I went on one date a few months ago and hooked up, but that was it because she is batsh*t crazy. Since then she’s sent me a bunch of "let’s get lunch" emails and has "coincidentally" appeared at happy hour drinks when I’m out with people from the firm. I think this person is unstable and I don’t want to put myself in a position to be sabotaged by her. But I don’t want to appear like I’m rejecting work or that I’m not a "team player." I also don’t want to make it known that I dated a co-worker. Any advice?

Every Step You Take"

To see what sort of advice the experts at ATL provided click over…

" Dear Every Step You Take,

Let me get this straight. You still have a job in a law firm. Precious work is being offered to you. You are considering rejecting this precious work because you fear your colleague may be trying to destroy you. Seems reasonable.

Perhaps it’s time to throw caution to the wind and ramp up the auditing sessions, because if you’re actually considering nixing the project, you’re the one who’s "batsh*t crazy." I’ve crunched the numbers and there is a 100% chance that the partners will hear about it if you reject this assignment. There is a 5% chance that she’ll "sabotage" you at some distant and nebulous time in the future. There is also an 80% chance that you’re describing the plot of Disclosure .

Given these stats, your best bet is to take the assignment and preserve your job now , and worry about Demi Moore stealing your promotion at Digicom later. Email trails are like Kryptonite to jerks, so transact all your business with her via email and you’ll be fine, work-wise. On an unrelated noted, if you want to ensure she gets your "not interested" message, I understand that herpes is an effective deterrent.

Your friend,

Marin"

To see the invaluable feedback and opinion proffered by ATL’s readership, stay seated, hold your breath and click through…