Psychology Today | 02.05.2026 06:37
When I was a young and inexperienced associate attorney at my very first law firm, I used to suffer paroxysms of anxiety just walking through the halls. Who would I encounter—a senior lawyer, a name partner? Was what I was wearing that day professional enough to pass muster? How was my work reputation thus far? Would I survive their certain cross-examination, however brief it might be?
