I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have a Life. I’m the leading global expert in what it takes to move from senior fee earner to partner . I created the How to Make Partner website and Progress to Partner Academy to help lawyers, accountants and consultants like you to realise that you need stop waiting patiently to get noticed, take control of your own career progression to get noticed as “one to watch” for partner-track and beyond in your firm.
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What is a partner track? (And why is this important to your career?)
There used to be a presumption that if you were intelligent, hardworking, and good with clients, then after a suitable qualifying period, you would be invited to join the partner track in your firm More recently, however, this is not the case. Now, only 10-30% of top accountants, lawyers and consultants will become partners at…
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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
The candidates in your firm who have made partner most likely have been making the right moves from the very beginning of their law career. Here are 5 foolproof ways that you can do the same, positioning yourself for the partnership track from the get-go. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to…
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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. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised…
