What do you do in this situation? Paralegal gives constant pushback whenever asked to do anything, so I try to tiptoe around that and be as gentle as possible. Sent her a filing last Friday morning via email that needed to go out that day. Followed up via email that afternoon. Saw a filing/service email, but it apparently wasn’t that filing. She sends me an email today saying she didn’t see either email and blames me for not texting or calling her to remind her to file. Am I wrong here?

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Maybe ask her what her preferred method of communication is

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This is a serious reply. As the attorney it’s up to you to get the filing filed and being gentle doesn’t serve anyone. Have a talk with her and ask how this can be avoided in the future. Personally I don’t want piles of emails for urgent matters. If she prefers a call, text, or teams chat with an exclamation point then do that. It’s ultimately up to you to supervise and you’re not doing a good job there.

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Lol wtf. The first thing one should do after making a mistake is apologize and try to fix it. Not complain that your superior didn’t chase after you begging you to do your job.

Absolutely not in the wrong here.

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Not in the wrong. Standard business practice is emails. Time for a frank conversation!

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Trust yourself. This paralegal is engaged in nonsense. Been there, tolerated it for way too long in the hopes of change. Didn’t happen and the paralegal no longer works here. So my suggestions are as follows. Document each instance. Connect with their supervisor and provide specific examples. You may discover they are actively undermining the work (I did). Don’t settle for the paralegal being reassigned; push for termination. The bottom line is that someone who actively resists doing their job is a drag on the team. You got this.

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This seems extreme

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