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How I Made Partner: 'Being a Good Person and a Good Colleague Goes a Long Way,' Says Jeff Jay of Freshfields

Being a lawyer is an extremely collaborative job, so you need to have colleagues and clients leaving interactions thinking 'I like that person.

How I Made Partner: 'Being a Good Person and a Good Colleague Goes a Long Way,' Says Jeff Jay of Freshfields

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Being a lawyer is an extremely collaborative job, so you need to have colleagues and clients leaving interactions thinking 'I like that person.

"Being a good person and a good colleague goes a long way.

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Being a lawyer is an extremely collaborative job, so you need to have colleagues and clients leaving interactions thinking 'I like that person. "Being a good person and a good colleague goes a long way.

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