This article contains tips for new lawyers; nearly all the tips would apply equally to just about any new employee.
Example: "Doing good work means not only creating a strong work product but anticipating the next step. If you are drafting a responsive pleading, you should be thinking about the discovery you will soon serve to support the claims or defenses. If you are researching whether a particular contractual provision is permissible in a business contract, consider drafting your own clause. [¶] You will stay busy if partners can trust you and your work product. If you do a good job on an assignment, they will come back to you again and again." (Emphasis added.)
Example: "Doing good work means not only creating a strong work product but anticipating the next step. If you are drafting a responsive pleading, you should be thinking about the discovery you will soon serve to support the claims or defenses. If you are researching whether a particular contractual provision is permissible in a business contract, consider drafting your own clause. [¶] You will stay busy if partners can trust you and your work product. If you do a good job on an assignment, they will come back to you again and again." (Emphasis added.)