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<blockquote data-quote="James Carrabino" data-source="post: 105067" data-attributes="member: 16764">It's a tricky one, although I do think that ordinarily a direct request by a partner would most likely take precedence over that of a senior associate. Firms don't tend to boast so much of a non-hierarchical structure that they would consider an associate akin to a partner - you can bet that they continue to give the highest pay and the most amount of client contact to partners!The fact that the partner is going directly to you as a trainee means that the work is a client matter which really needs to be done asap, whereas the senior associate could be delegating a matter that they were assigned to you. That said, I believe that when asked this question, I clarified that it is impossible to know how to answer this question without context as to what the two matters are. I would probably let the partner know about my other commitment and see whether they instead ask another trainee to complete their assignment, or whether they tell me to prioritise their assignment over that of the senior associate. Usually a partner would have no reason to undermine the request of a senior associate unless the circumstances are urgent. In such a case, I would make sure that I then go to the senior associate to fully explain the situation!The thing I have learnt about these kinds of questions is that good answers tend to identify where more information about the context is required. To say with confidence which piece of work I would prioritise would likely not be the best approach, in my opinion.I hope that helps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Carrabino, post: 105067, member: 16764"] It's a tricky one, although I do think that ordinarily a direct request by a partner would most likely take precedence over that of a senior associate. Firms don't tend to boast so much of a non-hierarchical structure that they would consider an associate akin to a partner - you can bet that they continue to give the highest pay and the most amount of client contact to partners! The fact that the partner is going directly to you as a trainee means that the work is a client matter which really needs to be done asap, whereas the senior associate could be delegating a matter that they were assigned to you. That said, I believe that when asked this question, I clarified that it is impossible to know how to answer this question without context as to what the two matters are. I would probably let the partner know about my other commitment and see whether they instead ask another trainee to complete their assignment, or whether they tell me to prioritise their assignment over that of the senior associate. Usually a partner would have no reason to undermine the request of a senior associate unless the circumstances are urgent. In such a case, I would make sure that I then go to the senior associate to fully explain the situation! The thing I have learnt about these kinds of questions is that good answers tend to identify where more information about the context is required. To say with confidence which piece of work I would prioritise would likely not be the best approach, in my opinion. I hope that helps :) [/QUOTE]

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