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Do biglaw associates get their own secretaries/assistants for scheduling stuff?
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:11 PM Author: Deranged Pistol Windowlicker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567039) |
Date: July 21st, 2019 8:14 PM Author: Aquamarine bateful pocket flask base u have to share one with like 3 other ppl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567050) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:15 PM Author: Deranged Pistol Windowlicker so can you still tell her/him to get you a coffee or pick up dry cleaning or osmething like that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567062) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:20 PM Author: Aquamarine bateful pocket flask base lolno (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567090) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:21 PM Author: salmon free-loading old irish cottage shitlib (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567100) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:21 PM Author: Deranged Pistol Windowlicker why? what do they do then? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567103) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:23 PM Author: Aquamarine bateful pocket flask base mail letters & talk loud af in the hallway (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567107) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:27 PM Author: Deranged Pistol Windowlicker so why can't they go and get coffees and shit?i dont understand (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567132) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:31 PM Author: salmon free-loading old irish cottage shitlib the secretarys have more power than the associates, lol at you dadding them around like don draper (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567169) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:41 PM Author: gay out-of-control ticket booth roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567570) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:42 PM Author: Magenta trip roommate That's what's so insane about this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567573) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 9:16 AM Author: Deranged Pistol Windowlicker why? is it just because they stay longer than associates so partners prefer to keep them happier than associates? im not a lolyer but i just think someone working long hours as a law associate on important deals shouldnt have to worry about mundane tasks like dry cleaning, coffee, etc. and be able to farm that crap out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38568976) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 10:43 AM Author: salmon free-loading old irish cottage shitlib essentially yes. associates are fungible and clearly there not to stay for the most part. secretaries stay for decades and develop networks across the firm. top partners rely heavily on secretaries for scheduling and keeping their calendar up to date, travel plans and reminding them about important shit. you may be sharing this secretary with such a partner, and she will not give one shit about you, which is rational. even for the secretaries no shared with a partner, youll share with up to five other associates and she'll know damn well what the expectations are for the other secretaries. she aint getting your coffee bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38569287) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:41 PM Author: gay out-of-control ticket booth roast beef (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567569) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:36 PM Author: Maize Talking Juggernaut no they will gossip about u & sabotage ur deals (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567195) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:42 PM Author: Vibrant milky orchestra pit outside scope of theri responsibilities, and they also have to react on a minute's notice to partners.
that's not to say they don't work 9:30 to 5:30, but they have to answer calls to partners and forward them. |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 10:37 AM Author: Poppy Casino Preventive Strike Hahahaaaa (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38569257) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:23 PM Author: Walnut locus We get to pick ours and it's hard to change to a different one later, so there's a kind of under the table bidding war for the ones who aren't fat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567106) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 7:51 PM Author: Infuriating rose mood really tough guy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38572353) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 8:35 PM Author: Adventurous location gaping yes. But you’ll either get:
(1) a full on useless catty secretary that no partners want to use, or
(2) a good secretary that is shared with a partner that takes up all of her time.
In no circumstances will you have a secretary that is helpful to you. |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:36 PM Author: Dark pontificating personal credit line trailer park This is correct. Best you can hope for is a nice motherly type who will help you lie about being out of office and bring cookies for your birthday. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567534) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 8:47 PM Author: Painfully Honest Forum Azn unghhhhhhhhhhhhhh CR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38572608) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:38 PM Author: Disrespectful Weed Whacker What kind of shithole do you work at? Everyone is much more productive with a good secretary. It's an essential part of the job. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567544) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:40 PM Author: aqua library (BOOMER) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567554) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:44 PM Author: salmon free-loading old irish cottage shitlib (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567590) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 9:29 AM Author: Comical black range (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38569013) |
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Date: July 21st, 2019 9:44 PM Author: salmon free-loading old irish cottage shitlib tell us more about biglaw in the 70s (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38567593) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 10:03 AM Author: Adventurous location gaping This has been true at both firms I've worked at, one a highly preftigious NYC firm and one the market leader in a large secondary market. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38569111) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 8:44 PM Author: slimy space Credited. My secretary is 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38572599) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 9:30 AM Author: Chest-beating spot still not sure how to make use of a secretary - I sometimes have print stuff if I get an email with tons of documents attached and I don't want to spend 20 minutes opening files and clicking print - she also does my expense reports, although I'm so sick of seamless now that I rarely use it. She also schedules conference rooms for me, although this stuff can be done online now and is arguably faster to do myself
What else can she do? I don't use a paper log book for my time, and I find it is easier for me to just enter my own hours. And don't say proofread, as I often use to LAs to do that. |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 7:48 PM Author: Infuriating rose mood really tough guy A good secretary takes the initial pass at very basic pleadings (deposition notices come to mind).
A good secretary proofreads long documents and even asks questions about content.
A good secretary does not need to be reminded to follow-up on future tasks, such as communications with court clerks or your state bar association.
A good secretary does all your time, including the laborious task of entering activity codes.
A good secretary files all your documents and makes sure everything is properly served.
A good secretary can be trusted to comb a massive file for certain documents.
A good secretary will do work that you can later bill time on.
HTH. |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 7:57 PM Author: Infuriating rose mood really tough guy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38572383) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 8:25 PM Author: Chest-beating spot most of that stuff is either not applicable to a tranny or gets farmed out to a legal assistant (filings, etc)
For time entry, if I have to give her task descriptions, time, and client number anyway, how is that any faster then just entering my own task description, time and client number? |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 10:37 AM Author: Coiffed idiotic sound barrier dilemma Secretaries were near-useless at biglaw but would be a huge help as a solo, just screening calls alone would be worth her salary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38569255) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 8:30 PM Author: Vivacious ape nursing home do associates get a para? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4307421&forum_id=2#38572538) |
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Date: July 22nd, 2019 9:04 PM Author: Green startled box office my experience with secretaries as a rookie attorney was a nightmare.
i couldn't rely on them to accomplish the simplest of tasks, such as sending basic letters, because their work was inevitably littered with mistakes. nothing i could sign my name to.
so i soon had to do everything myself.
this was a shitty 15 or so attorney firm. i hated it and quit. |