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10 Solo [i] (2004)

handle is hein.journals/sololoi10 and id is 1 raw text is: Finding the Sweet Spot in Your Career By Robin Page West In my early days of practicing, two sizeable defense firms taught me all about billable hours and office politics. I learned to smile sweetly while at all times keeping my back to the cherry-paneled walls. Some of my colleagues flourished in this environ- ment, but, for me, those were not the best of times. I was making good money, but I wasn't quite 30 and When All I Wanted Was a Winter Tan The Family that Works Together Remembering to Notice Success As the Ad Says, Just Do It! already asking, Is this all there is? I decided to hang out my shingle. Finally I had freedom, but alas, no more paycheck. Not to mention, I was alone. I needed human contact and I needed business. I threw myself into bar associa- tion activities. I looked for opportunities for referral business. I answered an ad in the paper placed by a kindred soul looking for another lawyer who could afford to work with her on her contingent fee cases. About five years into building my new practice, a funny thing happened. I overheard a conversation at a bar association cocktail party about a little-known Civil War-era statute that rewards people who know about (continued inside)

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