[гуня]

все оказалось гораздо проще

leadsHtml.contextmenu({
        'update lead': function(event, element) { location.href = '/lead/update/' + $(element).attr('id'); },
        'update notes': setNotes,
        'copy lead': function(event, element) { location.href = '/lead/create/' + $(element).attr('id'); }
    }, 'right');