How can I actually improve? I’m about 2 months in my role, post clerkship, and today was a success because my memo got actual feedback! Only 35 comments of things to fix. (MORE IN COMMENTS)

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Just got something back with 126 revisions. This is my fifth year.

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Exactly. Some things are barely marked up; others are a solid all red document where everything has been hacked up.

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It’s been officially declared by the World Legal Association that junior associates do not know what they’re doing.

There are 35 things you can learn from that memo. Don’t repeat those mistakes and you’ll be fine.

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Also: whenever you get new work, look for similar work made in the past on the firm’s DM system. You’ll get a feeling for how much deeper you should go in your analysis.

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Every supervising person has a different writing style. Look in your document management system to see what this attorney has previously drafted or if a form is available. I’d start worrying when the feedback stops and they take it over themselves or give it to someone else. Soak in the comments and save them as reference for next time (I keep a file in my drawer).

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Oh and YES you will actually improve. Wait til you see where you are this time next year!

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I feel like I am taking too long for everything I do, whatever I turn in is completely reworked, and my bosses are regretting their decision to hire me. I’m just sitting in my office, trying really hard, but all the feedback I get is “be more comprehensive.” How can I be more comprehensive when I genuinely don’t know what I’m doing?

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