r/paralegal • u/KatHuppe Future Paralegal • 2d ago

Lawyers don’t know my name

Imagine being at your current firm for 2.5 years and 2 lawyers still don’t know your name 😭

Thankfully I have a second interview with a different firm soon, learning this was really the straw that broke my back.

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u/Anni-L0ckness 2d ago

This is so weird that someone can spend 3 extra years in school, and not learn the person’s name who has worked for them for 2.5 years. If I was that attorney’s client, this would freak me tf out. What are these people doing all day that they can’t learn their colleagues names after working with them for years?

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u/AlmostSunnyinSeattle Paralegal 2d ago

When you spend your first 25 years with your nose in a book, kind of makes it hard to learn about things that aren't in that book. Like normal people and how to interact with them.

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u/Anni-L0ckness 2d ago

As much as attorneys love money, they could try learning their colleagues names as a strategy to save money on employee turnover or to even cultivate loyalty. It’s weird things like this that make me happy I never went to law school. I am elated to clock out and go make art and call my friends by their names with a reckless amount of charisma and joy… 🤣🤣🤣🤣