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1. Recognise Patterns - I missed “be” all the time while typing and never caught it, and had minor dyslexia type issues particularly ‘l’ and ‘I’, ‘N’ and ‘H’. Once you spot your patterns you can make sure to check for them.
2. Develop a system: I made it a habit to re-read everything at least a few times to make sure nothing is missed and I haven’t made any silly errors. Similarly, I bought large computer screens, worked with docs and emails in very large font or high zoom and also went through a phase of printing and reading docs before sending them which seemed to work for me. Experiment around with such changes (particularly getting off a small laptop screen to large one) till they become second nature and you’ll see lots of these issues go away.
3. Seek support: If docs can be proof-read by a peer, junior or intern - budget 30 min to seek support of another review. Plug the mistakes you’d made back into the database for 1. above.
4. Seek Time: the above will slow you down a little bit to start. Set timeline expectations with a bit of a buffer for the above and explain the rationale to reporting personnel - “I like to triple check the work so that no silly mistakes creep in - please allow me an hour or so more”.
5. Be patient, be calm - this aspect of corporate legal practice is muscle memory, patience, neural connections - like any other skill. Some people jump on the bike and are racing away, some take time to find balance. It’ll come .
6. Be confident - this can become a negative feedback loop - remind yourself of your positives and focus on those. Treat these issues as minor challenges to overcome.