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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long term “income partner” here.  You just have to make your peace with it.  Only a big book of business is going to get you promoted.  I tried and tried and tried and while I have by far the most technical knowledge of anyone in my group, am recognized by the industry for it, and people generally like me, [b]I just don’t have that skill set.[/b]  [b]It’s frustrating to see folks who have no idea what they’re doing get paid multiples of what I do, but in the law firm world their abilities are just valued more than mine. [/b] Unless there is some magic event like a competitor loses a critical niche player you can replace, you just need to make  your peace with it, or do something else.  There are worse things in life.[/quote]
This is something that's not really emphasized in law school, maybe because most law professors have never reached partner level, either. Many go in thinking it's enough to be smart and on law review. Then think it's enough to bill hours.  [b]The reality is that most of the work, even the most technical, can be figured out by someone capable of passing the Bar exam. [/b]The same is not true for the people/sales skills and connections needed.[/quote]

This is 1000% untrue.  For a run of the mill litigator or transaction lawyer, maybe.  For someone with an intricate knowledge of a complex field that took decades to learn, and that most folks would have no hope of leaning or retaining, nope.[/quote]
Lol. This sound so self-important and also untrue. Law is not rocket science. And not much has to be "retained," unless you're a trial attorney or doing a deposition or in another situation where you actually have to think on your feet. Litigators often have to learn completely new subject matter. [/quote]

Nah, just valuing myself and my expertise and abilities appropriately. The idea that no one is an actual expert on something is a pretty bad cultural meme these days.  Litigators think on their feet and can make a lawyerly noise sufficient go do their job, which is in itself a valuable skill.  But if they’re doing it without consulting the actual experts, they’re idiots.  If you don’t think much has to be “retained” then you are not in a particularly challenging practice or you’re doing it wrong.[/quote]

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