Dorothy M Sluszka

June 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

As feedback becomes sparser, it is critical to keep track of all notable achievements you accomplished throughout each year in preparation for annual or semi-annual reviews.

By Dorothy M. Sluszka

6 minute read

February 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Regardless of the pathway to your practice area, it should ultimately be your choice, one that you make deliberately, and one that will lead you down a path of personal career fulfillment.

By Dorothy M. Sluszka and Morgan Spina

5 minute read

November 15, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Being a go-to person in your firm or your company's legal department on a certain topic is not something reserved for partners or senior attorneys—it can happen more quickly than you think, and is something that can manifest organically through an assignment or intentionally through a topic in which you are already interested and choose to delve deeper.

By Dorothy M. Sluszka

5 minute read

June 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Expectations for work product from summer and first-year associates will be different, but the process of receiving, executing and delivering an assignment is a skill, and like all skills, the more you practice, the better you become. Accordingly, focusing on this fundamental process as early as possible will help position an associate for long-term success.

By Dorothy M. Sluszka

5 minute read

March 15, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The firm culture from which I benefited greatly as a junior attorney can be replicated with the hybrid model, but it will need to be a targeted hybrid approach that relies on more deliberate and purposeful input and action by associates, partners and administrators alike to create what "the best of both worlds" looks like for each firm.

By Dorothy M. Sluszka

6 minute read