Advice On How To Make Partner At A Biglaw Firm From Someone Who Made The Jump

Brandon Moseberry

Learn to make yourself indispensable by developing a subject matter expertise and taking ownership of matters, as well as learning to not be selfish with your time. Practically, this means supplemental reading on your off-time and when taking on assignments, coming up with a proposed solution rather than simply asking the senior associate/partner to provide the answer. My approach developed into something along the lines of, “Here is the issue, here is what I’m proposing and why,” and have the senior associate/partner let me know if and where they disagreed. Lastly, be nice to people and have a sense of humor, because life is short and first and last impressions matter.

—Brandon F. Moseberry, newly elected partner at Baker McKenzie, on what advice he would give to others trying to make it to partner. With shrinking partnership classes, wannabe partners are going to need all the help they can get.

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