Growth as the Constant: Tips for the First Years of Law Firm Practice

Cleary Gottlieb associate Sonia Montejano authored the article “Growth as the Constant: Tips for the First Years of Law Firm Practice,” published by Abogadas MX.

Sonia offers advice to junior lawyers on how to approach the never-ending learning process in legal practice, one of the things she enjoys most about being a lawyer. Drawing on her experience during her first two years in a cross-border transactional practice, she identifies the habits that make a real difference in the ongoing learning process: invite feedback, learn from mistakes, and look beyond the task, own the process as you build substantive knowledge, and learn from your team and leverage your practice group.

Abogadas MX is a nonprofit association fostering the professional development of female lawyers in Mexico.

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