90% of problems in the legal field would be solved if everyone set internal deadlines 2 days before the actual deadline 😭

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FACTS!! How hard is it to plan ahead to accommodate everyone? They act like they’re the only person we work for 🫠

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PREACH. I was so adept at putting out fires and expecting yelling phone calls the day of deadlines because “they” forgot.

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I always schedule a due date for whatever it is for it to be to me. I also have reminders set a few days before the actual due date. I also ran a report of all deadlines every Monday for each one of my attorneys. Each of the teams I worked with also tried to have a meeting every other week to discuss the status of our cases and deadlines. I carried a heavy caseload so this was the best way to keep me and my entire team on track without having those "OH crap" moments.

Yeah I always tell my paralegals that the actual due date is 3 days before lol

I’ve tried setting “get this to me” deadlines.

No, it’s not actually due for 3 more days, but I need it before then!

Doesn’t work.

I’m still getting documents at 4:55 the day it is due.

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