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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Surround Yourself With Mentors Who Care About You and Your Future,' Says Richard W. Miller of Ballard Spahr

"Being with people every day who you like working with is so much more rewarding than marginal increases in money or prestige."
7 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'Become Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable,' Says Natalia Sieira Millán of Shipman & Goodwin

"Never decline new opportunities, irrespective of how tired or scared you might be."
5 minute read

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How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Surround Yourself With a Strong, Deep Team and Deploy That Team Often,' Says Creighton Macy of Baker McKenzie

"We are focused on continuing to build a deep pipeline of talented lawyers to ensure continued success of the practice and our clients."
7 minute read

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How I Made Practice Group Leader: Succession Planning Is 'an Important Responsibility I Owe to Our Group, the Firm, and Our Clients,' Says David J. McCabe of Willkie Farr & Gallagher

"I consider managing our group similar to managing a closely-held business that I have helped to build over the last 30+ years."
10 minute read

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How I Made Partner: Do Work You Enjoy and Treat Your Fellow Attorneys Like Clients, Says Yisell Rodriguez of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

"The attorney that is giving you an assignment should be treated with the same deference and courtesy as clients—be responsive, do good work and make deadlines."
7 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Developing a Leadership Mindset Is Different Than Simply Being a Good Lawyer,' Says Sashi Bach of Boies Schiller Flexner

" I enjoy this position because I love to look at things, even where we are already performing well, and ask questions such as, 'What could we do better?' 'Where could we be more efficient?' 'How can we improve people's day-to-day work experience?' And I'll roll up my sleeves and help figure things out."
6 minute read

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How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Leaders Are Made, Not Born' So 'Put in the Time To Develop Yourself,' Says Alex P. Garens of Day Pitney

"You may have natural attributes that lend themselves to being an effective leader, but that will only take you so far and being an effective leader requires a thoughtful and deliberate approach to managing people and a practice."
8 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Offer to Do Things Even If You Haven't Been Asked,' Says Shaun Ramey of McGlinchey Stafford

"Raise your hand. Look for opportunities and assist with things that don't contribute financially or otherwise to your betterment."
7 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'Be the Kind of Teammate Others Want on Their Team,' Says Nicholas Tsui of Alston & Bird

"Pitch in on nights and weekends when no one else wants to. Support everyone on the team, from the partners to fellow associates to the paralegals."
7 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Listen to Your Clients, Colleagues, and Even Detractors,' Says Joseph D. Lipchitz of Saul Ewing

"While the pandemic has waned, businesses are not going back to the old models. Law firms need to appreciate that."
7 minute read

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