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Top 40 Under 40

Jan. 24, 2008

Partnership Path

Moving from associate to partner is not the sure thing it used to be, legal experts say. Today's young lawyers need more than a law degree and willingness to work long hours to compete for the ever-shrinking number of equity-partner spots.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - Out of law school for a decade, most lawyers younger than 40 are at a stage when they can really hit their stride professionally.
      They may have just made partner - or are about to make partner. They're taking on leadership roles and scoring their own clients.
      But moving from associate to ...

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