3 Skills No Partner Can Do Without

Law360 (May 18, 2016) BigLaw partners take pride in their sharp legal skills, but simply analyzing clients' problems and drafting killer motions aren't enough to truly thrive in a partnership role. Partners also need to develop the skills to support an effective team and generate holistic legal strategies for clients. Anton "Tony" Natsis, chair of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP's real estate practice, emphasized that this team-building ability is at the very heart of what it means to practice in a partnership. Natsis said that partners need to not only be thinking about the colleagues that can help with their current matters, but the attorneys that can carry a firm in the future. "If it wasn't good idea to be partners, we would have figured out a different way to practice law ... so let's take it to the highest level," he said. "We are building the partnership for many generations, not just our generation." Natsis noted that a partner who is willing to go the extra mile on their own will also be able to get the most out of their colleagues. "If you're selfless and team-oriented and an incredibly hard worker and you want other people to do that too, they can't deny that, because you're there with them," he said.