Who leads?

Curious on who would be the leader in a mage/paladin duo.... seems like the paladin would be the obvious choice as tank/healer... but mages seem to move around a lot more.... advice?

I'd say paladin. Most of the mage abilities are ranged or AoE whereas the paladin is mostly melee or close-quarters. Also, the only things mages do that require a friendly target are buff and first aid, so you can just do /assist macros. With the pally as follower, you'd have to make either complex macros or make two of many of 'em. If you use synergy or Multiplicity or something, you can switch easily enough for precision situations.

In my opinion this is pretty much a no brainer (no offense meant).... The pally needs to get to the target to do the majority of it's damage while the mage wants to stay at range to mitigate the damage it takes. You need to play the pally as your main and when you get blink hot key that so that you can get him away from hostiles if needed.