Legal Career Transition Tips: Practicing Attorney to Partner

Are you struggling to navigate your legal career from associate to partner while building the autonomy and decision-making power you crave? Join Tyler Dolph of Rocket Clicks and Julie Gerock, partner at Maddox & Gerock, as they reveal the mindset shifts and strategic moves that transformed her career across multiple firms before finding her long-term partnership home.

Discover how to trust yourself enough to make bold career transitions, the importance of building genuine professional relationships, and why investing in people and firm culture creates sustainable growth from 3 attorneys to 11+ team members. Learn Julie's proven framework for balancing lower billable hour requirements with marketing development, succession planning strategies, and the networking approach that led to her dream partnership opportunity.

By the end of this video, you'll understand how to identify your North Star for career decisions, build the confidence to take calculated risks, and create the professional connections that open doors to partnership opportunities—so you can escape the associate trap and build the legal career you've always wanted.

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📄 CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Career Transition That Changed Everything 

01:33 - Why Your First Law Firm Isn't Your Forever Home 

01:45 - From North Carolina Entrepreneur to DC Market Reset 

03:17 - The Associate Trap: When Control Disappears 

04:33 - How One Case Led to a Life-Changing Partnership Offer 

06:26 - The Mindset Shift That Makes Career Leaps Possible 

09:06 - Building Culture That People Never Want to Leave 

14:25 - The Billable Hours vs Marketing Development Balance 

17:00 - Why You Must Prepare Associates to Run Their Own Practice 

19:30 - The Business Education Law School Never Taught You 

22:30 - Why Younger Lawyers Struggle More Than Previous Generations 

24:26 - The Power of Professional Connections Over Online Resources 

26:26 - The Dinner Group Strategy That Built Lasting Partnerships

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