So I have been a legal secretary for two weeks now and after the day I have had today I decided that no matter how tired that I am I will make a post about my experiences so far.
One thing I can say about Lawyers, solicitors or attorneys depending on which country you are located at.
Before I start I would like to say that I have only worked in one law firm and people are different and maybe your experience might be different to mine but of course I have looked into it and the overall view online is very much similar to mine.
Firstly, some lawyers have a lack of social skills. I have worked in two other offices and the difference in management is astonishing. The first company I worked at was a recruitment company and even though I wasn't being paid as much as I am now I felt valued and even though I knew the managers were managers there was that kindness where if I had an issue I could feel comfortable to talk to them and I felt valued. Even if it was with little things however, at this law firm I feel like I am a maid and I am beneath them. And there is nothing wrong with being a maid but that was not part of my job description.
The worst thing is the way they speak to you as if they can say or do anything to you. I am a human being as well. Just because you sat some exams and you know the law doesn't make you better than anyone else.
Okay, today there was this solicitor and he was trying to show me something that I have never done before and in short he could not explain it so I did not understand how to do it. And as I was advised before if you do not understand something, it is better to ask and look stupid than sit there and say yes I get it and then you do it wrong.
But when you are dealing with an inpatient rude solicitor who thinks you are able to figure out how an outdated software works that you have never used before in that second is beyond me. And if you do ask a question you are ignored or told to your face you are an idiot for asking questions.
I was shocked beyond belief. In all my life I have never ever been made to feel as though I was less than a human being and all this for a paycheck at the end of month. Money is not worth this abuse.
But I still have some fight in me and I will carry on going whilst I plan my escape.
P.s Tv shows lied to me, wtf they never showed this side of the legal firms.
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