{"id":119304,"date":"2025-05-16T07:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/16\/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-be-engaged-and-proactive-in-your-career-and-at-your-firm-says-amanda-zablocki-of-sheppard-mullin\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T07:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:59:59","slug":"how-i-made-practice-group-chair-be-engaged-and-proactive-in-your-career-and-at-your-firm-says-amanda-zablocki-of-sheppard-mullin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/16\/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-be-engaged-and-proactive-in-your-career-and-at-your-firm-says-amanda-zablocki-of-sheppard-mullin\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Made Practice Group Chair: &#8216;Be Engaged and Proactive in Your Career and at Your Firm,&#8217; Says Amanda Zablocki of Sheppard Mullin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Be engaged and proactive in your career and at your firm. 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