Planning some social events for lawyers in Austin - thinking about doing a Coffee & Chill type event on a Sunday morning in September - coffee, DJ, cold plunge. Thoughts? And how could we put a legal twist to it?

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Who would want to hang out with other lawyers on a weekend?

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Nobody worth networking with will attend this event. No offense at all. But if it was just to make friends for people kaybe not from the area, then maybe

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Coffee and Chill events are goofy and reserved for transplants.

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Oh I read your post so fast I didn’t even realize you had already suggested the cold plunge. Hahahahaha

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Sounds like a good idea. I’d say no to the cold plunge. You also don’t need to add a legal element.

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Personally, would never attend. This won’t be a good networking opportunity, so if this is just about making friends I’d much rather meet people via shared hobby (at a golf course, at the gym, pickup basketball, chess club, whatever your hobby is)

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