Hello new lawyers and welcome to this noble profession! You will receive loads of advice about building reputations, finding mentors, working hard and adding value and I encourage you to heed that good guidance. I thought it would be helpful to talk about a new role for some of you—supervisor to someone else.
I first wrote about this topic in the New York Law Journal in 2008 and it is just as relevant today. As a law firm veteran of almost 30 years, I realize most new lawyers do not have much experience in managing others unless you had a little brother to boss around. Some of you will get assistants (formerly known as secretaries) and not know what to ask them to do or understand the role of paralegals and others at the firm. And some of the folks you are now “supervising” will have worked at the firm longer than you have been alive. Being a boss can be intimidating for already intimidated new lawyers.
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