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How I Made Partner: 'Learn as Much as You Can and Be Patient,' Says Blair Rinne of Brown Rudnick

"I would tell my younger self to learn as much as you can and be patient. It is easy to get wrapped up in ambition and to be in a hurry to advance, but you should not skip steps."
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How I Made Partner: 'Push Yourself, Get Uncomfortable, Ask Questions,' Says Joshua Brandsdorfer of Berger Singerman

"I say this to my 4-year-old son all the time: 'You are capable of doing hard things.' That statement is important for him and continues to be important for me. Push yourself, get uncomfortable, ask questions. In the long run, you will have made yourself and your firm significantly more valuable to your clients."
9 minute read

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How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Learn to Be Both Comfortable and Confident in Your Decisions,' Says Anthony Froio of Robins Kaplan

"Respect the past and make careful but decisive change to improve all aspects of your firm. And lastly, learn to be both comfortable and confident in your decisions, especially when it comes to saying no."
4 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Remain Hungry,' Says Björn Holland of Sidley Austin

"You need to remain hungry. If you are no longer aspiring for progress, you will not have the drive to advance things."
5 minute read

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How We Made Partner: 'Take Ownership Over Every Assignment You Work On,' Say Benjamin Fox & Krista deBoer of Morrison Foerster

"In terms of practical advice, take ownership over every assignment you work on—no matter the size or significance of the case. Commit to doing your best work, and seek to understand how your work fits into the larger matter, which will permit you to identify places where you can be additive beyond your assignment."
14 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'To Lead an Office, First Be a Good Follower and Good Firm Citizen,' Says Brian Johnsrud of Duane Morris

"Law is still fundamentally an apprenticeship profession, both in practice and leadership. If you want to lead an office someday, first be a good follower and good firm citizen."
9 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'You Have to Make Your Goals Be Known,' Says Leah Edelboim of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

"It is not realistic to think that you will do great work, and someone will notice and promote you; you have to make your goals be known."
11 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'You Have to Be Focused on the Team,' Says Carolyn Daly of Cohen Seglias

"You have to be focused on the team. If you can't view the office you're working in, or the people you're working with, as a team, you won't rise."
11 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'Become Adept at Proving Your Own Value to the Firm,' Says Paul Lee of Steptoe

"In the pro bono space, we often have to become adept at proving our own value to the firm, since we are not revenue generating practices."
7 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Put Yourself in the Right Position to Take Advantage of Opportunities as They Arise,' Says Heather Marx of Cozen O'Connor

"I believe you have to put yourself in the right position to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. By taking the right steps, developing community connections and, above all else, doing excellent substantive legal work, those connections and that hard work will foster career growth."
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