Successful lawyers don’t always follow the path prescribed by conventional wisdom-make law review, snag a high-paying mega law firm gig and let the rewards flow from there.

For Atlanta estate planning lawyer Rebecca G. Godbey, 37, law review held no interest when she studied at William & Mary School of Law; she says she was one of two in her class not to try out. Unsure of what to do after graduation, she worked in legal placement and as a contract lawyer before beginning her practice in earnest three years later.

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