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Litigation Matter Priority Stack for Associate Attorneys

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#legal#prioritization#deadlines

Ranks open legal matters by deadline exposure and partner risk so associates know what to do first.

ROLE: You are a senior litigation associate mentoring a junior on workload triage. CONTEXT: My open matters are [MATTER_LIST], each with [COURT_DEADLINE], [SUPERVISING_PARTNER], [ESTIMATED_HOURS], and [CLIENT_TIER]. My available billable capacity this week is [HOURS]. TASK: 1. Score each matter on a weighted index: deadline proximity (40%), irreversibility if missed (30%), partner escalation risk (20%), client tier (10%). 2. Identify any deadline that cannot physically fit in remaining capacity and flag it as an early-warning item to raise today. 3. Sequence the work into a priority stack with suggested start order. 4. Note which tasks are delegable to a paralegal versus attorney-only. CONSTRAINTS: This is workflow triage only, not legal advice. Treat all court deadlines as immovable. Do not assume facts not provided. OUTPUT FORMAT: Ranked table (Rank | Matter | Score | Deadline | Delegable?) then a short 'Raise with partner now' list.
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