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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 200664" data-attributes="member: 36777">In managing this situation, I think you should show your capacity for a multi-faceted consideration of multiple relevant considerations. Conceptually (though not necessarily in terms of actually expressing the points this way) I would split the factors into two categories: substantive and procedural considerations. Regarding substantive considerations, I will list bellow a non-exhaustive list of aspects you should consider in deciding which piece of work to do:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How strict are the two deadlines? Is it easier to push back one more than the other?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How important is delivering the work product for servicing the entire matter - ie is any of the tasks essential to the progression of the workstreams? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How important is the timely completion of the entire matter? If one is for an transformational deal for a core client while one is for an isolated corporate governance review matter, this should play a role in your decision-making.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How likely is it that someone else will be able to complete each of the tasks, supposing you choose the other one? </li> </ul>As for procedural considerations:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Involve an associate in the decision making process, ideally someone who is working on the matter that the partner is on. Firstly, this will likely be necessary to learn the information you need to make a judgement on the substantive merits on doing one task or the other (as the prompt stipulates you do not know much about the new matter). Secondly, since you are a trainee and are thus unsure how you should go about weighing the different factors and making your decision, their input will be very useful. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">However, prima facie, you prioritize the work you have already committed to doing: if the merits of doing one task or the other are roughly similar, you should probably choose to do the first one. You have already committed to it and created an expectations in this regard, but you have not yet responded to the partner request. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whichever option you end up choosing, do your best to find someone else to do the other tasks instead of you - the associate you contact might help you with the work or help you find someone else who is available to help (as associates tend to know people's availability a lot more than trainees do); alternatively, you can contact other trainees yourself to ask for assistance. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Finally, although both are unavailable at the moment, make sure to inform both the supervisor and partner of the situation and how you have managed it as soon as possible. </li> </ul></blockquote>

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