What Associates Need to Be Doing to Make Partner

Law360 published an article titled “What Associates Need to Be Doing to Make Partner” in which more than 25 attorneys share their advice on how to make partner. Michelle Replogle, an intellectual property litigator based in Winston’s Houston office, provided the following guidance:

My advice comes down to three words: dedication, endurance, and amicability. You should have persistent dedication to the job itself. This includes a willingness to tackle the grunt work without hesitation and an ability to rise after failures. I say endurance because you really need it. Whether physically or mentally, it can take a toll on one to achieve partner. And amicability because having someone who is not a team player on the trial team or just around the office can be miserable. Treat your colleagues cordially … as a matter of fact; we should all do that regardless!

Ms. Replogle joined Winston & Strawn as an associate in 2011 and became a partner in 2012. Her practice is dedicated to intellectual property litigation, including patent, trade secret, and trademark litigation. She routinely handles patent litigation matters involving a broad range of technologies, such as biotechnology, medical devices, chemical, cellular and other electrical technologies, among others.