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This difficult boss can be an attorney, officemanager, or maybe even a paralegal manager. On more than one occasion, I have found myself paired with attorneys (or other supervisors) who have gone through multiple employees prior to my hiring. The legal community is a small one.
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. Can you help?
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What people don’t know about is his office’s unwritten rule that my mom (his paralegal, bookkeeper, officemanager, IT & HR department) proofreads every document that my dad prepares before it leaves the office. As I look back, two things stand out from this experience: 1) This was an amazing attorney to work for.
When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. But behind every partner is a comprehensive legal professional team that keeps the wheels turning. That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . Managing client contacts.
When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. But behind every partner is a comprehensive legal professional team that keeps the wheels turning. That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . Managing client contacts.
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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.
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