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Jathan Janove As a former labor and employment law attorney, I’ve taken issue with the popular employee disciplinary tool commonly referred to as “progressive discipline.” We employed a bright, ambitious young attorney “Sarah.” In my view, it’s a pernicious contradiction in terms. Here’s what I published on this topic with SHRM.
I would then calendar (1) a quick meeting with my attorney and run down the consolidated list all at once. It is of overlooked importance to problem solve on your own and respect your busy attorney’s limited time. You may already know what a certain Attorney might say…. Officemanagement. So plan ahead! Read blogs.
When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . How many staff members should we employ per attorney? . Managing client contacts. Calendaring for attorneys and cases
When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . How many staff members should we employ per attorney? . Managing client contacts. Calendaring for attorneys and cases
He had a friend who was the officemanager at a local law firm, in Sarasota, Florida. I saw the joy in them when they had these great careers and were being called rockstar paralegals by the attorneys. These attorneys were hesitant to hire them and went into the program kicking and screaming.
When you navigate all that and get to the receptionist’s desk, he’s calling the officemanager to let them know that you’re there…and you’re 20 minutes late. From a management point of view, while being late isn’t going to cause you to lose a paralegal job, it does not bode well for you as an employee. I’ll be honest here.
She was a personal injury attorney and they were looking for a receptionist for their small law firm. And so I met with this attorney who then asked me to come in and interview to fill that position to be the receptionist and do clerical work. You are then given cases, you’ve advanced to an officemanager.
This conversation of wellbeing for attorneys is such an important conversation. Three are officemanaging partners. When it comes to the legal profession, in particular, law firms, because of how we are constructed. So Kori, welcome to the podcast. CHRIS: Yay. KORI CAREW: Thank you. Oh, wait a minute.
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