Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we are pleased to welcome back Sadie Jones, an ex-BigLaw recruiter, to talk about how to handle difficult situations at work.

In this episode, we discuss:

What to tell your employer/prospective employer when the grades that got you the job have tanked or you’ve failed the bar exam
How to tell your employer you're taking a judicial clerkship
Whether and what criminal, mental, physical, or substance abuse issues need to be discussed with your boss
How to have difficult conversations about troublesome bosses or coworkers or just because you’ve taken on too much work
Technology! What to do when you’ve accidentally opened or deleted something you shouldn’t have

Resources:

How to Tell Your Boss You Failed the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/failing-the-bar-and-telling-your-boss/)
Are You Emotionally Intelligent? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/are-you-emotionally-intelligent-5-soft-skills-to-show-off-in-your-summer-law-job/)
A Lawyer’s Case for Disclosure (https://www.bphope.com/a-lawyers-case-for-disclosure/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Episode_137_How-to-Handle-Difficult-Workplace-Situations-revised.pdf)

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