# What It Really Takes To Be On The Path To Biglaw Partnership with Jesse-Justin Cuevas - Episode 198

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jabot-1141212/what-it-really-takes-to-be-on-the-path-to-biglaw-partnership-with-jesse-justin-cuevas-episode-198
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jabot-1141212/what-it-really-takes-to-be-on-the-path-to-biglaw-partnership-with-jesse-justin-cuevas-episode-198.md
Podcast: [The Jabot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jabot-1141212)
Published: 2025-05-02T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://atlthejabot.libsyn.com/what-it-really-takes-to-be-on-the-path-to-biglaw-partnership-with-jesse-justin-cuevas-episode-198
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/atlthejabot/JAB198_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=655403
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jabot-1141212/episodes/what-it-really-takes-to-be-on-the-path-to-biglaw-partnership-with-jesse-justin-cuevas-episode-198
Duration seconds: 1498

## Resource

Kathryn Rubino chats with Jesse-Justin Cuevas, partner at Susman Godfrey, about her inspiring journey from high school debater to a successful litigation partner. Discover her insights on balancing a high-stakes legal career with personal life and why mentorship is crucial. A must-listen for aspiring lawyers and anyone curious about the legal profession! Highlights Decision to pursue law school Business disputes as human disputes Typical day for a litigation partner Importance of mentorship Path to partnership at Susman Godfrey Early career realization through intense casework Benefits of clerkship experiences Balancing personal life with a legal career Episode Sponsored By https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-justin-cuevas-559443174/ https://www.susmangodfrey.com/attorneys/jesse-justin-cuevas/ Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jabot-1141212/episodes/what-it-really-takes-to-be-on-the-path-to-biglaw-partnership-with-jesse-justin-cuevas-episode-198/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jabot-1141212/what-it-really-takes-to-be-on-the-path-to-biglaw-partnership-with-jesse-justin-cuevas-episode-198.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.