no training?
in my last post i mentioned that i was worried about interviewing for a job that i was underqualified for. i thankfully interviewed well and was offered the position. its at an ip/trademark/patent litigation law firm in sf and pays $33 an hour. its slightly low for the area but it would only be until i transition to a permanent position in 9 months so i am VERY motivated to do well and get offered the perm position even though im almost 95% sure they intend to hire me.
unfortunately my concern comes in here. even though i was very clear that while i have plenty of admin and client facing experience, and that i have had lots of experience with litigation, ill need some handholding and hands on training.
ive been thrown into everything with almost 0 training. the other legal assistant is a new grad and is really good at what she does but she has barely shown me the ropes. this is stressful for me because on the first day they split our cases and told the associates to "ping" me anything they'd like me to do. this proves for a great way for me to learn on the job but it also leaves a lot of room for discrepancies and mistakes.
on my 2nd day i asked for help pulling up a template and the assistant just stared at me for a sec and said "well....remember we went over this yesterday." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
anyways not sure what to do, i really need to keep the job but it concerns me that im already not super well versed with litigation and new to their way of doing things.