Lawyer Article
A Game Plan for Survival
October 2, 2007
Pam Rothenberg, managing member of the firm's Washington, DC office, offers associates her top five rules for survival and success at a law firm. Republished here courtesy of Legal Times, Rothenberg's article provides advice and inspiration to those who are new to the legal profession. Ms. Rothenberg has over twenty years of legal experience with an entrepreneurial orientation primarily emphasizing commercial real estate transactions.
Abstract
How can it be that I have been out of law school for more than 20 years? I feel like it was just last week that I was starting my position as a first-year associate at a major Chicago law firm.
On my very first day (and within the very first few hours) at the law firm, all of the new first-year associates were herded into a conference room. The stated purpose of the meeting was to provide us with some "tips for success" from one of the superstar lawyers that the law firm had designated to serve as our mentor. "Rule Number One: You have one job and only one job right now at this firm. You MUST pass the bar." "Rule Number Two: Bill A LOT of time."
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(Originally published in Legal Times October 1, 2007).
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