DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been an attorney for about five years. I work at a tight-knit boutique firm representing major artists, entertainers and record labels.

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Since my career started, I have brought myriad new clients to the firm and exceeded my annual goals on a regular basis.

It feels like my firm upholds a hierarchy that is less about performance or value and more about tenure. The people who have been at the firm longer feel entitled to all of the bigger clients, even if I am the one who brokered the relationship or scouted them out.

I often feel undermined because some of the managing attorneys speak over me (and other young attorneys) during client meetings. And God forbid I make a mistake or miscommunicate with a client — as opposed to constructive conversations,

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