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Top Firms

Feb. 10, 2011

The Next Law Firm Leaders

To hear new partners explain it, promotion in 2010 was much more about the client than about hours. Lawyers who crossed the threshold knew how to hold down costs, nurture relationships and align themselves with the right senior partners.

By Erica E. Phillips

Daily Journal Staff Writer

To hear new partners explain it, promotion in 2010 was much more about the client than about hours. Lawyers who crossed the threshold knew how to hold down costs, nurture relationships and align themselves with the right senior partners.

"Promotions went to people who demonstrated a business savvy and a mature attitude about what the firm could and would do for them," Susan Manch, a consultant in lawyer deve...

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