What do partners feel was most helpful for their growth, development and preparation during the transition from senior associate to partner?

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It is having mentors and having equity partners with paying clients making you “really” part of the team. And it’s also being a good, if not great, manager of more junior associates and getting things done without bothering people up the food chain unless necessary. Others with very niche practices it is getting really good at that and having partners above you making sure that the other partners those partners work for trust you.

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