* Litigation is storytelling within strict limits: the facts don\u2019t move, but how you frame them does.
* A \u201cwhy not me\u201d mindset can replace the imposter syndrome that comes with being the first in your family in Biglaw.
* Attention to detail, not courtroom theatrics, is what actually separates strong litigators.
* Susman Godfrey hires only federal law clerks, which gives its litigators a shared foundation and an edge in the courtroom.
* Pro bono work outside your paying caseload can sharpen your skills as a litigator, not just your firm\u2019s PR.<\/p>\n
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Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of\u00a0The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of\u00a0Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email\u00a0her<\/a>\u00a0with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Biglaw Partner Dishes On Her Unique Path To Partnership<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Gloria Park always wanted to be a storyteller. She just didn\u2019t expect to find that career in litigation. In this episode, the Susman Godfrey partner talks about growing up in a first-generation immigrant family, choosing law school because it let her \u201ctell stories for a living,\u201d and the mantra, why not me, that carried her through six tough years as an associate to partnership.<\/p>\n She covers what actually separates strong litigators (hint: it\u2019s not the closing argument), why Park chose a litigation-only boutique that hires exclusively from federal clerkships, and how she balances high-stakes cases with church, choir, and a new kickboxing habit. Park also shares her most memorable war story: taking her first deposition eight weeks into practice, alone, against a firm\u2019s global head of litigation.<\/p>\n Key Takeaways<\/strong> Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of\u00a0The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of\u00a0Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email\u00a0her<\/a>\u00a0with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Biglaw Partner Dishes On Her Unique Path To Partnership<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gloria Park always wanted to be a storyteller. She just didn\u2019t expect to find that career in litigation. In this episode, the Susman Godfrey partner talks about growing up in a first-generation immigrant family, choosing law school because it let her \u201ctell stories for a living,\u201d and the mantra, why not me, that carried her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":160495,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568-wdQhHu.jpg?fit=620%2C568&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568.jpg?resize=174%2C160&ssl=1\" "\\"\\"")
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* Litigation is storytelling within strict limits: the facts don\u2019t move, but how you frame them does.
* A \u201cwhy not me\u201d mindset can replace the imposter syndrome that comes with being the first in your family in Biglaw.
* Attention to detail, not courtroom theatrics, is what actually separates strong litigators.
* Susman Godfrey hires only federal law clerks, which gives its litigators a shared foundation and an edge in the courtroom.
* Pro bono work outside your paying caseload can sharpen your skills as a litigator, not just your firm\u2019s PR.<\/p>\n
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