Today, April 21, 2010 is Secretary’s Day, now renamed Administrative Professional’s Day despite the fact that “legal secretary” is still the term used in the hallways of law firms. If you are a new associate and don’t realize that today is the day to express gratitude to your secretary, don’t panic. Walk, do not run, [...]
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Secretary’s Day
Posted in Secretaries / paralegals on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Practical advice on how to deal with a real staff bully
Posted in Secretaries / paralegals on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the opening scenes of the movie The Karate Kid, teenager Daniel LaRusso is bullied repeatedly by Johnny Lawrence and his gang from the Cobra Kai dojo. One day, Mr. Miyagi sees Daniel getting beat up, and intercedes on his behalf. Miyagi preaches restraint and compassion, but those attributes are considered by Johnny and his [...]
When hierarchy is turned on its head: the staff bully
Posted in Class structure, Secretaries / paralegals on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every firm has at least one: the secretary with the “holier than thou” attitude; the senior paralegal who tries to assign work to a junior associate; the office administrator who tries to tell you how to run your case. A reader posted this question the other day: “[C]ould you write about bullying of junior associates [...]
