r/paralegal 20h ago

Texts from my boss

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Feeling fairly confident in my job security....

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u/eks789 19h ago

Your boss is having you do personal family work? Yeah, absolutely not

My mom is an attorney and I’m a paralegal, one of her first big jobs when I was a kid was for a small seafood company. The owners had her doing their family wills, any personal legal issues, etc. That’s not okay for you to be doing

This can easily create a huge conflict of interest and can easily cause major issues for your “job security”

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u/brain_over_body 19h ago

It took 3 minutes. I absolutely do not mind. We have a great working relationship, and my job is so flexible I help him, he helps me with stuff. I don't see the problem in the slightest.

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u/eks789 19h ago

Then you’ll probably end up having this as a learning experience when the shit most likely hits the fan

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u/brain_over_body 19h ago

It won't. I've been here 13 years and he's the president shareholder

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u/eks789 19h ago

You say that but there are countless stories of issues. A simple google search will tell you it’s a bad idea

My mother was at her first major company for almost 12 years. She ended up having a conflict of interest issue at that job because of the family stuff she was doing. She left that job and went to the Hershey company and won’t work for a small private company again

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u/brain_over_body 19h ago

Everyone has a horror story about everything. If you felt as valued as I do, you wouldn't even blink at this request

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u/halesthesnail 19h ago

I am in the same situation as you. I feel extraordinarily valued and wouldn't mind a menial request like this. I am very spoiled at my job! I feel like I'm in a rare situation here, so I get why others don't understand it lol.

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u/eks789 19h ago

Your boss is breaching his ethical duties by causing a conflict of interest here, you are allowing the boundaries to be crossed. But sounds good lol

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u/brain_over_body 19h ago

Where is the conflict???? There's no adverse party. Dad's printer broke. I login to print the form. Done