So I had 3 deals scheduled to either close end of May or mid June which were all pushed to end of June/beginning of July. Which is when I have my first vacation planned for over a year (I take 0 time off). My whole family is flying up and we’re renting a cabin near me. What do I do? I’m running one of the deals, semi running the other one and not doing much leading on the other one. Note: I was supposed to not be running any of these. Do I find a back up first or tell the partners first?

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Tell the partners you’ll be out and need coverage. They should be able to assist with staffing. If the deals were scheduled to close sooner, it’s likely they’ll coast to the finish line. You still have plenty of time to tee things up (have docs signed early and hold in escrow, finalize whatever you can, alert the clients and start looping in your backup attorneys). Would your clients cancel their trips to make these closings? No. Monitor your emails, but take your vacation.

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Might want to make sure the cabin has wifi or at least cell service in case anyone needs to reach you.

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Agree, talk to partners now. More likely than not, they aren’t going to close on their new timelines either. But I remember going on my already-planned vacation when I was an associate running an IPO literally during pricing and it was fine - made sure everything was lined up and under control before I left. Worst part was having to share the glory haha

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Great answers above, I just came to say: why does it always have to be that way? Deals don’t close unless someone critical has time off.

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Suck it up.

Just kidding. Agree with the others here generally. But also, and this would for sure be frowned upon, but time kills all deals. More time means more likelihood they won’t happen. Maybe wait a week or two

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You will 100% regret not prioritizing life over work in this situation. Make sure things are set up ahead of time, but don’t think twice about taking your vacation.

If the firm is really, truly unable to accommodate your request that has (1) been planned a year in advance and (2) has been communicated to them in advance, then you might want to look for a new firm. Just my two cents.

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Communicate earlier rather than later and find juniors to cover for you. As the others mentioned, talk to partners and make sure they’re aware.

I am in the exact same position

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