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Partner Track Politics: The difficulties of transitioning from 2nd in command to being the boss
Partner Track Politics: Heather explains how it’s important to know what to expect when you are in partner or if you’re about to make partner. I often have this dialogue with particularly lawyers on the program. It’s on the how to make partner program, is that you need to build up your own team. But…
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4 things you need to show your partners that you are ready for partnership
Making partner is not just about meeting your targets, keeping your head down and getting all your work done. There are many more things you need to be doing to show the partners in your firm that you are ready for partnership 4 things you need to do to show that you are ready for…
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What Is Tall Poppy Syndrome?
There is a destructive social phenomenon that impacts almost every successful or developing person in the world. It is an impulse to cut others down for the achievements they’ve made and somewhat a cluster of envy, low self-esteem, fear and resentment. To criticise those who demonstrate their individuality, ambition or unique talent and commonly disassembles…
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What to do when you are told you won’t get on the partner track
We can give you all the advice in the world to give you the best chance of making it on the partner track (in fact, we have!), but there’s not much advice out there when it comes to not making it. What do you do when after all that you’ve been working for, you’re told…
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5 Foolproof Ways To Position Yourself To Get On The Partnership Track
Many associates look at the stats and think that the chances of partnership are an insignificant percentage of minuscule at best. While this may be true, someone has to make partner. So, what is the difference between them and you? Put simply, candidates who have made partner most likely have been making the right moves…
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Getting onto the partnership track (what they didn’t tell you at law school!)
Law school may train you to research, write, analyse and think like a lawyer, but it doesn’t prepare you in any way for making partner at a firm. What it takes to become partner is learnt on the job working in a corporate law firm for many years. We’re going to outline exactly what it…
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How to be on your A-game during your partnership panel interview
Most law firms, accountancy firms and consultancy firms will put their partner candidates through a gruelling series of interviews to assess whether they are mentally, personally and professionally committed to making partner. Being on your A-game during your partnership panel interview is an absolutely essential part of the partnership admissions process. Even if you look…
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3 reasons why you are struggling to win bigger and better clients
It seems that every accountant, lawyer or consultant I meet wants to win bigger clients but isn’t sure how to go about it. In this article, I explore why you are struggling to win bigger clients and how to make the changes you need to starting winning bigger and better clients. Not having a niche…
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Busy Season Marketing: How to keep on marketing when your case or client load is high
Busy Season Marketing: Industries of all kinds deal with seasonality, and lawyers, accountants and consultants are not immune from busy season, or the need to maintain their marketing through busy season. In this post, Heather explains how to deal with business development when your case load is high or you are in your peak season. …
