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Yes. Our word processing department is awful. I really can't ask them to do anything. And I've done more Word training so I won't have to.
Mentor
Yes. At my old firm it was called Document Production.
Obviously the partner just doesn't realize how quickly you can complete the task. Older partners really think document processing is so hard to do and takes forever. Also, the only good admins I've found are older and were trained by top firms. Hiring a competent admin is a nightmare, and I work in a major market! This topic drives me crazy because I am word and excel certified. None of these admins even know what I am talking about. And our supposed word processing department screws EVERTHING up. It's so much easier to do it myself.
Through Microsoft way before I went to law school. There are different levels and exams for each program, and passing the highest level exam for a program demonstrates that you are qualified to be an instructor.
Yeah, so they will tell you that but if you can’t punch your way out of a paper bag when support isn’t available you’re useless.
This is my frustration. I just lateraled and noone taught me how to use their redline software because I'm supposed to be sending it to the practice assistants.
Of course my first week there a partner asks me for a redline at like 7 and I can't figure out how to do it 😑
Could you name the firm in a list of a few peers if you’re worried about anonymity?
That sounds really bad if that’s all the staff support you have. Do you have paras in addition to these project managers?
Mentor
Im nit sure I follow your gripe: a partner is asking you to use a rate-appropriate resource and you're mad? Is the PM bad?
Mentor
They’re not actually available. They’re stretched too thin. There’s a 2 day turnaround for a task that would take me 15 min to handle myself.