合伙人眼中的王牌律師究竟要符合哪些條件？
王牌律師普遍擁有怎樣的特質？
做好以下十點，你也能成為王牌律師——
Top 10 Characteristics of Superstar Associates Who Make Partner
成為合伙人的王牌律師的十個特點
What are the characteristics of the best associates that eventually make partner in a law firm? Check out these top 10 characteristics of superstar associates.
律所裡面能夠成為合伙人的最佳律師的特點是什麼？本文整理出王牌律師最重要的十個特點。
1. Superstar Associates Enjoy Their Jobs and Are Enthusiastic
王牌律師享受工作，充滿熱情
The best attorneys of all types enjoy their jobs. In fact, some of the best ones have said things to me like, "I cannot believe I get paid to do this."
無論什麼類型的最佳律師都享受工作。事實上，有些最佳律師和我說過這種話：我不敢相信做這份工作還需要報酬。
When a really talented associate gets a choice assignment, he often appears so excited he could jump out of his skin. Partners love this enthusiasm and want to give work to (and advance) people who find joy in their work. It is this love of the work that often gets clients good results, impresses clients and makes people around these associates enjoy their jobs.
當有天賦的律師獲得任務後，他經常會興奮，因為可以獲得新的驚喜。合伙人喜歡這種熱情，願意給能在工作中找到樂趣的人安排工作以及提拔他們。對工作的熱愛幫助他們讓客戶滿意，給客戶留下好的印象，也讓他們身邊的人享受工作。
You are generally only going to advance, get more work and be favored by the law firm if you truly enjoy the work you are doing. Therefore, it is imperative that you work:
如果你享受你的工作，你一般會更快地提升自我，獲得更多的業務，得到律所的偏愛。因此，這些工作相關要素很重要：
· in a practice area you enjoy,
· 選擇喜歡的執業領域
· with people you enjoy,
· 和喜歡的人共事
· in an environment you enjoy.
· 在喜歡的環境中工作
If you are not having fun, you will not do well. Do you think that the most talented athletes, businesspeople, musicians, actors and others got where they are by not enjoying what they do? Everyone at the top of every profession gets there by loving the work that they are doing, and you should too. When you truly love what you are doing, the people around you want to give you more work and advance you.
如果你不享受工作，就不會把工作做好。你認為最有天分的運動員、商人、音樂家、演員等人取得卓越的成就不是因為他們的熱愛嗎？每個行業的頂尖人員取得成就都是源於熱愛。你也應該這樣。當你真正喜歡你所從事的工作，你身邊的人會給你更多業務，然後你會得到提高。
2. Superstar Associates Treat Partners (and Everyone they Encounter) Like Valued Clients
王牌律師對待合伙人（以及所有遇到的人）都和有價值的客戶一樣
Being an attorney is a service profession. Therefore, it is important that associates understand how to provide the best possible service to the partners they are working for and also treat others around them in a way that garners respect.
律師行業是服務業。因此，懂得如何為合伙人提供最好的服務以及對身邊的人給予尊重對於律師來說十分重要。
The best associates make partners and others around them feel like everything is taken care of. Things go smoothly.
最好的律師讓合伙人和身邊的人感受到他的靠譜。工作任務可以順利完成。
The ability to make things go smoothly and resolve issues along the way is one of the characteristics of the best attorneys and people in every profession. Partners want to feel limited stress and want the assurance that each assignment will be done properly.
順利完成任務以及解決問題的能力是最佳律師以及每個行業的最佳人員的特點。合伙人會有些許壓力，希望每件工作任務都可以完成的很好。
The best associates understand the personalities and likes and dislikes of the partners they are working for. They anticipate the sort of information these partners expect without having to be told. They know what it takes to impress the partner and get on their good side and understand the precise expectations of the partner. This makes partners more likely to give them work in the future because the partner feels that the associate thinks like them and feels comfortable giving the associate work without being micromanaged. It gradually builds trust and makes the partner comfortable having the associate represent the law firm in meetings with clients and takes stress away from the partner.
最好的律師知道合伙人喜歡以及討厭的性格。不需要合伙人說，他們也知道合伙人希望得到什麼信息。他們知道如何給合伙人留下好印象，精準地知道合伙人的需求。這人合伙人在將來更有可能給他們更多的業務因為合伙人會覺得這樣的律師和他們想法相同，不需要詳細安排也知道怎麼樣去完成工作。信任逐漸累積，然後合伙人會放心地讓律師代表律所會見客戶，幫合伙人分擔壓力。
3. The Best Associates Get Mentors on their Side
最佳律師有屬於自己的導師
Most of the best associates have mentors on their sides. These mentors generally attach themselves to the associate because they are attracted by the associate's enthusiasm and desire to provide such outstanding service to every aspect of their job. When a partner feels respected and as if their knowledge and guidance is important, they naturally want to help younger associates who go out of their way to anticipate their needs and do a good job for them.
大多數最佳律師有屬於自己的導師。這些導師與律師相互聯繫緊密，因為他們被律師的熱情以及在每個環節都提供傑出服務的願望所吸引。當合伙人感受到他的知識以及引導十分重要，感受到被尊重，他們會想幫助那些不厭其煩地去預先完成需求以及做好工作的年輕律師。
I am still in touch today with many of the mentors that I had when I was younger and practicing law. One of my strongest mentors was a partner who was very powerful, but at the same time quite socially awkward. I would sit in his office for hours while he analyzed cases and was generally astonished by how brilliant many of his insights were. I told him how brilliant I thought he was, spoke highly of him to others and loved the assignments and work he gave me. I am pretty confident that all of this helped our relationship and the bond we had together.
我至今與我年輕時工作的許多導師保持聯繫。其中一個是有威望的合伙人，但同時遭遇社交困境。我會在他辦公室聽他分析案件，被他的許多見解所折服，一呆就是幾個小時。我告訴他我認為他十分優秀，向別人稱讚他，喜歡他給我分配的任務。我很確定這對我們的關係幫助很大，我們現在仍然聯繫緊密。
4. The Best Associates Are Always in Control
最佳律師總是有良好的控制力
The best associates know that the people they are working for are like clients. They need to look good and be in control at all times. If a client was to walk into that associate's office and see how messed up everything (and the associate) looked, they would not have a lot of confidence giving that associate more work. Partners, associates and others want to have confidence in the associate, and confidence means being in control.
最佳律師知道僱主和客戶一樣。他們需要著裝得體，保持泰然自若。如果客戶進入律師辦公室發現一切都亂糟糟的（包括律師本人），他們不會放心讓這個律師提供法律服務。合伙人、律師以及其他需要對律師產生信任，信任來自控制力。
Being in control takes many different forms. For example, being in control means:
良好的控制力有多種表現形式。例如，這意味著：
· looking your best,
· 形象良好
· keeping your office clean and organized,
· 辦公室整潔
· having your shoes polished,
· 打理皮鞋
· having your clothes dry cleaned,
· 衣服乾淨整潔
· not acting inappropriately,
· 沒有不當舉止
· taking care of your health,
· 健康狀況良好
· not letting your personal life interfere with work,
· 個人生活不影響工作
· not playing and talking on your cell phone at work all the time,
· 工作時間不一直玩手機或者打電話
· always acting professionally with colleagues and others.
· 總是能展現專業素質，無論是和同事還是其他人。
5. The Best Associates Are Committed
最佳律師是堅定的
If you are not committed to the firm you are in, it will show in all sorts of ways. Often, when many associates move, a partner is incredibly rude to them and dresses them down after weeks of the associate doing very hard work (or they receive a review which is not that strong). The associate then gets upset and starts looking for a job.
如果你對所在律所不堅定，總會被人看出來。通常情況下許多律師因為這種情形跳槽：合伙人因為律師的糟糕業績（或者不夠好的工作審查）被合伙人教訓責罵。然後律師會感到沮喪然後開始找新的工作。
My advice: this is often a time to show the firm you are committed by working even harder and getting over the bump in the road. This will go a long way toward keeping you employed in the long run.
我的建議是這是展現你對律所忠誠的好機會，更加努力地工作，克服阻礙。從長遠來看，這對你的職業生涯幫助更大。
6. You Need to Protect and Build Your Reputation
你需要保護並建立聲譽
Your reputation is largely built by your reliability, enthusiasm and how seriously you take every matter the partners assign to you. Whenever you are given an assignment, it should be the most important thing in the world to you.
你的聲譽很大程度上取決於你的可靠度、熱情以及你對合伙人分配任務的認真程度。無論給你分配什麼樣的工作任務，這就是當下對你最重要的事情。
Your reputation will be built not just on the work you do, but also on your personal behavior, relationships with subordinates and colleagues and others. You need to do everything you can to develop a reputation that will help you.
你的聲譽並不僅僅取決於你的工作，還取決於個人行為，與下屬、同事以及他人的關係。你需要儘可能的發展良好的聲譽來幫助你。
7. You Need to Work Hard and Always Be Available
你需要努力工作，並經常在線
Many law firms will, unfortunately, judge you and evaluate you based on the number of hours that you bill. However, this is not always the case. If you seem to be billing simply for the sake of billing, this is not likely to impress partners (they are your clients after all). You should be billing lots of hours only when it is necessary to get command of what you are doing so that you can be as effective as possible.
很不幸，許多律所會根據你的工作時間來評判你。然而，並不總是如此。如果你只是為了工作時間去工作，這不會給合伙人留下好印象（他們也是你的客戶）。你應當因為完成必要的事情才會有那麼多工作小時，這樣你才會儘可能地高效。
8. The Best Associates Know How to Make Work
最佳律師懂得找業務做
Making work means finding things to do. This is part of the legal profession. You cannot simply stand around waiting for work to come to you. Attorneys who operate this way rarely stay busy for long. If you are given a matter to work on, it is always important to find other things that can be done to get the client a more effective result. This mindset creates higher billable hours and more profit for the partners and the firm.
找業務就是找事情做。這是法律職業的一部分。你不能只等著工作任務來找你。守株待兔的律師不會一直有事情做。如果你被分配做某件事，找到其他事情做很重要，這樣可以幫助客戶更高效的完成工作。這種思維會為合伙人和律所創造更高效的工作時間和更多的收入。
9. The Best Associates Are Always Improving
最佳律師永遠在進步
The best associates want to learn everything they can about practicing law and being better attorneys.
最佳律師想要儘可能的學習所有可以學習的關於執業的事情，從而成為更好的律師。
When they are given an assignment in one area of the law, it is not uncommon for them to do extra reading about this area of law during their free time or attend seminars to learn more. Litigators may ask to go to court with partners so they can observe (even if they are not billing). They will ask various questions about how things work and throw themselves into whatever they are doing.
當他們被分配某個領域的法律業務，他們往往會在空餘時間做大量閱讀或者參加研討會來學習。訴訟律師可能要求與合伙人共同參加訴訟這樣他們可以觀察庭審（即使這不算入工作時間）。他們會問各種各樣的關於工作以及所處理事情的問題。
10. The Best Associates are Always Honest
最佳律師永遠誠實
One of the real "career killers" of associates is any sort of dishonesty. The list of dishonest things I have seen associates do (and get caught for) is very long. In most cases, they ended the associate's career in the given law firm.
律師的職業殺手之一就是不誠實。我發現律師做過（或被抓到）不誠實的表現有太多了。大多情況下，他們的職業生涯最終因此被終結。
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