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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KBanana" data-source="post: 212679" data-attributes="member: 28506">Hi everyone,I’m looking for some practical advice on how to deal with very busy supervisors during VSs. I’ve noticed I tend to get great feedback from more involved supervisors (the ones who check in regularly, have tasks planned for you etc), but I struggle with very busy/hands-off supervisors.In a recent VS that I didn’t convert, one of my supervisors (let's call them supervisor 1) checked in with me throughout the day, planned my tasks ahead of time, and gave me excellent feedback. Whereas supervisor 2, who was quite busy, gave me bad feedback (GR didn't tell me the specifics, just that I scored poorly in their evaluation). I don't think my work quality was the issue as all my work was reviewed by another lawyer (supervisor 2 was too busy to review it), and I only received positive feedback for my work. Therefore, I think the problem might be that I bothered supervisor 2 too much. As supervisor 2 didn't check in with me, I tried to be proactive: I’d stop by their office (I was seated away from them) once or twice a day (usually morning/lunch and before leaving) to say hello, let them know what I was working on, and ask if they needed help. They also didn't give me any tasks initially, so I asked others around for tasks (I thought that was better than doing nothing). I did get tasks from others, but eventually a more senior lawyer intervened, said they would speak with my supervisor about the situation, and after that I started receiving tasks from them. I feel terrible, as I didn't mean to create more stress for supervisor 2 - I just didn't want to sit idle all week and was concerned I’d have nothing to speak about in the upcoming partner interview (as we were told it would be based on the tasks we completed).Thankfully, I have another VS starting soon. However, I’m worried I might face a similar situation. So my questions are:- With busy supervisors, how often should you try to speak to them in a day? - Is it better to wait for them to approach you/check in instead? - How many tasks would you typically be expected to complete in a week? - If your supervisor doesn't give you tasks, how long should you wait before asking others?I’d really appreciate any practical tips or insights (including advice that goes beyond my specific questions!). Thank you![USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] [USER=36777]@Andrei Radu[/USER] [USER=36738]@Ram Sabaratnam[/USER] [USER=36740]@Amma Usman[/USER]</blockquote>

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