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Big part why I left was because of work flow. Best thing I can say is to create a paper trail of your attempts to run everything by the partner. In case something gets missed etc. It’s a shame but I found that a good percentage of my “practice” I volver covering my own ass like this
i was in the same situation - it created so much extra stress and things piled up all the time.
Same……… I feel your pain.
I have someone in mind who is like this. When time sensitive, I mention the due date in the subject line and phrase emails with more direct messages like, “attached is a draft of X motion due today. Unless you would like to review first, I’ll finalize and get this filed by EOD.”
This - here’s some other sample language: “Further to my email below from last week, this is due tomorrow. If I don’t hear back by 4 pm today, I’ll get Joe to review instead and get it on file”
It is normal for busy partners who aren’t organized. Curious to hear how others deal with it.
Some things that worked for me for a partner like this: 1) Leave drafts in his chair rather than by email, with the due date written in big red letters at the top. 2) Give the drafts well in advance so it could sit in his chair for several days. 3) If I needed to talk about something time sensitive, hover outside his door to wait for him to hang up the phone.
Ah sorry - I work with partners in other offices and even within my own office, I’d waste 10 minutes walking across the building and to another floor for most the ppl I work with.
Not necessarily "normal" but I work with someone like this. Half the reason I come to work is to do this.
I had a couple of partners that were like this. The only way I know around it is after emailing the partner, text (either on the phone or on Teams) to let them know you sent it. (Super short and crisp message so it’s hard to ignore.) after that, if I still don’t hear back, 2 days before the deadline, I call and ask them for feedback to confirm it looks ok. If they don’t answer your phone, send another text saying you’d like to talk about xyz case. It may seem like you’re harassing the partner but sometimes they’re so busy that the only way to get their attention is to be in their face. Another thing that works is mention the deadline of when you need it by (not when it needs to be sent out) in the subject line of the email- but that depends on how formal your relationship with your partner is.
We aren’t in office together, so I use a combo of the constant and early emails, checking in with her secretary on her availability or responsiveness, and will send short text messages when we need to get things filed day off. As folks said above, the texts are the short: “this is due today. Any further revisions or else I’ll be filing by X today.”
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Yes it is
My colleagues have been in the same situation. The best thing you can do is always note the file every time you work on it and leave something for his review. My boss had asked my colleague what the hold up was on a certain case and she told him the truth (was that the outstanding, answered discovery had been on his desk for weeks, untouched waiting for his review). You basically have to cover your tracks and keep reminding.