From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks, Practical Advice For New Lawyers
As a lawyer, completing legal projects is one of your primary functions. Not so for your client.
As a lawyer, completing legal projects is one of your primary functions. Not so for your client.
Here are some tips and tricks.
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Sometimes the job of lawyer involves taking a bullet for your client.
Finding a good “fit” at a firm is critical to your long-term success.
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New lawyers need to ask questions to learn. But as you recognize, there are exceptions to every rule.
Working with people who may not have your back makes things that much harder.
If you are in a position of giving advice or providing value to another person, use their first name. In other situations, start with a more formal salutation.
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Unless you have a relative who is general counsel of a major enterprise and the nepotistic stars have aligned for you, building your own client base can take sustained effort – and patience.
Negative feedback can be difficult to hear. But it is one of the best ways to get information about what you need to learn and to do differently.
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