January 24, 2023
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In my law firm, I was known as the “dreaded drive-by delegator.”
Passing an associate’s office I barked, “Restate the Johnson file trust with a scenario six, review the prior trust to find whom to name as the successor trustee and see me when you’re done.” Rat a tat.
On my way down the hall to a client conference room I told my paralegal to “Make sure you call the Smiths to ask them about that problem we had about transferring their residence into the QPRT, and get their answer.” Rat a tat tat.
Tossing a stack of documents on my legal assistant’s desk, I asked to “Please create a transmittal letter to Hank and Tammy, listing all of the documents in this pile.” Rat a tat tat tat tat.
And so it went. I’m not one to shy away from delegation as ...
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