Law Practice
Sep. 12, 2000
Tip Sheet
By John Ryan and Victoria Newman. First-Year Blues: A fear of professional failure unites most young associates; but, hold on, others have survived. Here's some sage advice from those who've been there.
During her first year of practice, Carol Dillon and a fellow associate traded panicked daily phone calls. "I would explain what stupid mistake I had made, convinced I was going to be fired. And she would console me," says Dillon. "Later in the day she would call me and we would exch...
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