Lateraled to a new firm a year ago and struggling so much because I’m NOT being micromanaged. (Biglaw -> Small law, toxic culture -> great culture) Advice

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Ask lots of questions. Ask them what specifically they want you to do. Say things like, at my last firm they'd have me do x,y, and z--is that what you want, too? Or, just so I'm clear, you want me to look into x, but not y, do I have that right?.

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