Some of the best advice I received in my first few months practicing law, and one of the best ways attorneys can protect themselves against becoming redundant, is to develop a niche area of expertise. This may seem like an impossible goal as a junior associate, and one that certainly cannot be achieved in the short-term. And of course, achieving expertise takes years of tremendous effort. However, 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.