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We asked our colleague, who is celebrating his anniversary, a few questions:
Have you always wanted to become a partner in a law firm?
No. My aim was actually more to work as an in-house lawyer for a company. In order to be able to conduct on-site research in Sweden for my comparative law PhD thesis, I applied whilst on my legal traineeship to the Swedish law firm Mannheimer Zetterlöf in Gothenburg, which handled Swedish clients with links to Germany. That turned out to be the right decision. The firm, which was then called Mannheimer Swartling, wanted to expand its presence in Frankfurt with German colleagues. So, after passing my second state examination, I became a solicitor in Frankfurt and later a partner at the firm.
What advice would you give to colleagues who are just starting out on their careers today?
Firstly: do what interests you and what you’re passionate about. You have to have a passion for the profession and your field of specialism. Otherwise, thirty years will seem like a long time.
Secondly: be open to life’s coincidences. You can’t plan everything in advance. Sometimes things just turn out differently.
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