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[quote=Anonymous]You really need to find the confidence.  I went through something similar when I switched firms.  Luckily, I'd had enough confidence from what I'd accomplished in the past, from praise I'd gotten in the past (from top-tier law school/top tier firm people), and from comparing my work product/writing with what I saw coming out of supposed "top-tier" firms.  Over time, I also realized that several of the partners at my new firm were extremely neurotic and would edit or second guess even their own writing/work product (often without realizing they'd prepared it!).

The other thing is, I don't think you really need to get yourself to a "superstar" level to keep your position.  You're not there because you graduated top of your class from Yale, you're there because you have subject matter expertise that their clients want.  I think it's probably be okay to improve to good enough rather than perfect - I've certainly encountered a number of "top tier firm" lawyers who have not been superstars.[/quote]

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