Employer: Steptoe & Johnson
Title and Practice Area: Partner, Complex Commercial Disputes

What was the most valuable lesson you learned in your first year of practice? The importance of being business-minded. The practice of law is different from law school and requires attorneys to analyze issues from a client perspective. Sometimes that means foregoing the legal answer to a question and taking a position that accounts for the impact on the client’s business.

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