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How I Made Partner: 'I Knew That Firm Culture and a Respectful, Professional Work Environment Were Critical to Me,' Says Cheryl Chan of Davis Polk & Wardwell

"I hope that others like me—minorities, women—will feel that the legal industry has evolved and is continuing to evolve and that there is a place for them."
5 minute read

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How I Made Office Partner-in-Charge: 'Having a Variety of Experiences, Relationships, and Institutional Knowledge Are Critically Important,' Says Brian Dillon of Lathrop GPM

"The best lawyers are able to blend a high degree of technical competency with an equally high degree of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and communication skills."
6 minute read

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How I Made Practice Group Co-Chair: 'Having Initiative, Originality and Courage Are Valuable Traits in a Leader,' Says Flavia Campbell of Dickinson Wright

"You can organically develop leadership skills by listening to, learning from and empowering those around you."
5 minute read

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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'My Positive Attitude, Dedication to Helping Others and Being a Good Role Model,' Says Heather Boelens of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

"That health and well-being, and being sympathetic to the difficulties of your colleagues are the core of a successful team."
4 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'I Made Connections by Taking On New Roles and Responsibilities,' Says Peter Bogdasarian of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

"Successful business development comes from a combination of confidence and competence. The best way to grow professionally is not to give up."
4 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'Deep Down, You Have to Be Energized by What You Do,' Says Erin Hanson of White & Case

"Have a plan, but not to worry if their plans change, as that's the nature of plans – they aren't set in stone!"
6 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'To Be Successful, Become Indispensable,' Says Brian Lee of Alston & Bird

"I hope to continue to move our industry to the point where a diverse legal team is not required by clients, but the norm."
7 minute read

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How I Got Into Law School: 'Take the LSAT More Than Once,' Says Blank Rome's Samantha Kovalyak

"I can't speak for every school, but a lot of schools will base scholarships off of your LSAT score. So while I don't think that your LSAT score is the be all, tell all of how well you will perform in law school, but the higher the score is, more likely than not, you will receive more scholarship money," says Samantha Kovalyak, associate at Blank Rome.
11 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'I Used My Unique Strengths and Skills to My Advantage,' Says Shari Dwoskin of Brown Rudnick

"In addition to the technical aspects of what we do, you need to be able to lead a team, which means developing the people around you and helping them succeed."
7 minute read

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How I Made Partner: 'I Became a Go-To Person on Certain Topics of Importance to Our Clients,' Says David Schnobrick of Greenspoon Marder

"Explaining how I want to impact the legal industry overall would involve attorneys using their individual talents to help others."
8 minute read

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