Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in a new nine-part series on how lawyers can resolve to work smarter this year, which is featured on lawjobs.com News & Views. Links to the previous articles in this series, as well as to articles in other series co-authored by Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass, follow this article.
There’s some truth to the saying that it’s not what you know, but who you know. There’s even more truth to the saying that it’s not who you know, but who knows you. It’s a given that, to be a successful lawyer, you must have the basics in place: quality education, practice experience and a strong work ethic. But, to boost your career advancement, it behooves you to have a mentoring network. In addition, to get further ahead, you need a sponsor.
