The HR departments and attorneys intentionally demoralize and demean legal secretaries.

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As far as your general point's concerned about the threat of legal action, I have to tell you that it's not the first time that secretaries of state in Northern Ireland have had legal actions taken against them, nor even the first time by Dr Paisley.

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Of the 30 secretaries of provincial political-legal committees chosen this year, only nine are police chiefs, down from 13 out of 31 less than five years ago.

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In addition, under our constitutional arrangements - legal, political and financial responsibility flows through secretaries of state to Parliament.

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It would introduce a legal limit on the number of "ministers, whips and parliamentary private secretaries (PPSs) in each House of Parliament", he told MPs on 26 October 2010, as he introduced the legislation.

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