How do you guys handle vacation? Have partners cover files? Associates? Monitor emails while away? I generally check emails once a week and use my partners \ senior associates to cover anything time sensitive, but always looking for a better way not to piss off my clients while still being able to unplug.

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I'm transactional and while I get a partner and associate to cover deals, I haven't figured out how not to work at least half of each day on my vacation in a long while.

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This! Sucks but is reality.

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If you are transactional I see no way of taking a real vacation (eg signed off). I put an auto reply up and try to only work before breakfast and after dinner. I can usually triage stuff for about 3-4 days with my team. I usually plan for one “work” day on vacation per week.

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Still trying to figure this out after 20 years.

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Same. And that pisses me off.

*once a day, not once a week.

I put up an out of office reply and monitor emails daily, and respond to anything time sensitive or from an important client. I also block off those dates on my calendar appx 3 months ahead of time so no depos etc. get scheduled during that time. Court hearings are still mostly occurring via Zoom so I’ll handle them if they’re important; if not set everything up with an associate ahead of time.

Just used to being “on call” for my clients, I manage what I need to from wherever I am and if it can wait it waits.

Vacation is sacred for me. I hand matters over to another partner or, if it can be your handled by them, a senior associate. I check emails once a day depending on time zone, but I only respond to emails selectively ie ones I can't forward to others to deal with. For example when I went on vacation for a week in Feb, I think in total I sent five emails during that time and did not log on once. This requires discipline and trust in my colleagues not to mess with my clients, but I need that time to switch off of I won't be any good for my clients when I am at work.

Context: London big law, finance practice

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