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Desert Fox
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What does "attention to X" even mean
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smallfirmassociate
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Re: What does "attention to X" even mean
.1 Attention to Desert Fox Thread
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smallfirmassociate
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Re: What does "attention to X" even mean
.1 Attention to Desert Fox Thread re: check for replies
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Anonymous User
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Re: What does "attention to X" even mean
I use it when I'm fixing one of my own fuck ups, re-doing things, or just generally working on something without adding any value.
I also use it for tasks the client wouldn't want to pay for probably, like updating a closing checklist on a deal is "attention to closing of Project ___"
I also use it for tasks the client wouldn't want to pay for probably, like updating a closing checklist on a deal is "attention to closing of Project ___"
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Anonymous User
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Re: What does "attention to X" even mean
I suspect 90% of the time it means "last week I wrote down that I spent 1.5 hours on this and can't remember what I did."
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rpupkin
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Re: What does "attention to X" even mean
Wait...this is an actual thing? Please advise.
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smallfirmassociate
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Re: What does "attention to X" even mean
I see it a good bit, usually with boomers who used to do biglaw back in the day.rpupkin wrote:Wait...this is an actual thing? Please advise.
It tends to be similar but even more vague than "review." So I might bill for "Rev Order and Draft Ltr to Client" but one of these boomers might do "Attention to Order and Draft Ltr to Client"
The "attention to" thing casts a wider net, so I've seen it to vaguely describe small tasks, "Attention to pretrial discovery order" might mean reviewing a proposed one or actually filling out a draft, for example.
