How to tell if you’re getting fired from biglaw Forum

[Npret]

People who consistently make typos also tend to be careless about details. I’m not talking about getting fired over a loan agreement with three typos in the entire document. I would think that’s apparent but probably not.

Here’s another thing - no senior attorney wants to waste time finding and correcting your careless errors.

If a person like OP says he’s doing good work except for typos, that makes me think he’s not being careful with his work.

[Anonymous User]

However, I will say that in my experience people who make more typos (no one makes zero) also tend to be more likely to make a mistake regarding substantive issues. Generally going slower and thinking things through greatly improves your performance as an attorney in my opinion.

People who consistently make typos also tend to be careless about details.

Pretty much this idea. Yes, you should strive for flawless work, but mistakes happen and it's not the end of the world. Plus, time is limited. What's more problematic is when someone demonstrates that they don't care by turning in sloppy work. Malpractice happens when people don't care, not when people are well prepared and something happens that couldn't have been anticipated. And that's why attention to detail matters.

[QContinuum]

However, I will say that in my experience people who make more typos (no one makes zero) also tend to be more likely to make a mistake regarding substantive issues. Generally going slower and thinking things through greatly improves your performance as an attorney in my opinion.

People who consistently make typos also tend to be careless about details.

Pretty much this idea. Yes, you should strive for flawless work, but mistakes happen and it's not the end of the world. Plus, time is limited. What's more problematic is when someone demonstrates that they don't care by turning in sloppy work. Malpractice happens when people don't care, not when people are well prepared and something happens that couldn't have been anticipated. And that's why attention to detail matters.

Thirding this. No one ITT is talking about folks getting dressed down (let alone fired) over, say, the odd misspelling of "the" as "teh" or things like that. But typos should be rare. I have yet to come across a typo-laden document that didn't also have a multitude of substantive issues.