How can the attorney you work for make your life easier, make it easier to do your job, make you less stressed?

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Do not micro manage, have trust in your paralegal (there is that initial period where you do have to look at their work quite often, but after that) trust is key.

If you're a busy desk with true legal work, don't ask them to do coffee or personal items. Make sure your instructions are clear and concise so that your paralegal knows exactly what you want.

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Forgot to say, please speak with respect. If you are condescending or yell are rude it is much harder to work for that attorney.

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Paralegals are part of the legal team. We aren’t admins and many of us have a bachelors degree + a paralegal certificate/degree in paralegal studies. Value your paralegals-it is a profession just like any other and we deserve the same respect we give. Cultivating these relationships makes your team stronger.

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My attorney would benefit more if there was a way I could tell him that it disrupts my work and productivity to be barged in on every 30 minutes with a fire to put out. These are items that can be tasked to me via email and won’t disrupt the flow I have going on. It’s hard to shift gears when I’m super focused on one thing and then get rerouted to do something else.
I guess just giving tasks over email instead of storming in, saying we need to fix something, and then bolting out when I have more questions.

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My complaint about my former attorney: COMMUNICATE!!
(And don’t be an ass)

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