Pro tip for new juniors:

Put as much info in the body of the email as you can. Make it easy to figure out what’s being asked with the least amount of effort. For example, if it’s about a specific provision, yes attach the doc, but also screenshot or copy paste in the provision. Attaching a chart with diligence findings? Provide an overview summary in the email.

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This is the way. I do it as a senior, not just for supervisors but just all the time.

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Also the first two lines should be the tl;dr version.

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Tl;dr = too long; didn’t read

Basically include a summary of your email and then get into the detail.

This is an associate that gets it

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Couldn’t agree more. It’s a good habit to develop and important for everyone…not just juniors

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I was yelled at for doing this. Granted, said partner is challenging but definitely ask their preference.

@author said partner gets a lot of emails and prefers I call to summarize the points. With emails, they prefer them to be as brief as possible.

As I said, this person is challenging.

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