Apr 17, 2025
While one cannot control the external environment, one can
control the progress and direction of their legal career. As this
BigLaw partner has learnt, putting one’s best foot forward on any
given client matter and making the biggest difference one can is
the best way to get ahead and open new professional doors.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with Clifford Chance partner David Clee about his
professional journey, the idea of not always following commonly
trodden pathways in one’s career, the importance of being open to
different pathways, how he has remained open-minded about
opportunities while also following a guiding light for what he has
wanted in his career.
Clee also delves into the need to “maximise the return” on any
client matter one works on, being clear about where one wants to
end up while also not looking too far ahead, mitigating the
“natural inclination to be in a hurry”, finding greater purpose,
overcoming environmental uncertainty, adopting the right mindset,
and the importance of seeking feedback.
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