What are your professional goals for 2020?

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Mentally unplug more and enjoy my time off without worrying about work

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Vacation without regrets or interruptions.

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Make Partner this year

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Switch to a job that doesn't make me regret law school so much

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Bill more pro bono this year

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Go to at least 3 lawyer events not connected to my firm (or even on a table the firm bought).

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Exceed my billable target for the second straight year.

Board certification for my area of law

No dumb mistakes - I want to make sure that the only comments I get on any work I submit are substantive legal comments and not comments pointing out typos.

Sleep more, have an impact at work and continue advancing, and establish balance between work and my personal life (I’m really reaching for the stars here)

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