Sameer Mohan, Louise Skinner and Wendy West Feinstein, partners at the Houston office of Morgan, Louis & Bockius, shared some advice on staying focused while managing the stressful job of being an attorney.

Stuart Clements, senior associate at Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s Houston office, recalls how lessons from his piano teacher Maribeth Gunning applied to his first years as a law associate.

Jill Backer, associate dean for professional development and alumni affairs at Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, recognizes that cover letters work as a necessary evil. Backer believes that most lawyers have the wrong approach to cover letters.