3 reasons why making partner is not that great
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3 reasons why making partner is not that great

Do you really want to make partner? Making partner is the ultimate career milestone that many employees at law firms and investment banks strive for, but it’s not as lavish as it seems. To show you both sides of the golden coin, here is the true cost of making partner. What ‘making partner’ meant 20…

How do law partners get paid?
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How do law partners get paid?

When lawyers make partner they transition from an employee of the firm to a self-employed individual who owns a share in the firm. This means that the way they get paid is very different. To address the question “how do law partners get paid?” here is a quick breakdown of how the compensation system works….

How to not get overwhelmed when planning to go from senior manager to partner
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How to not get overwhelmed when planning to go from senior manager to partner

How do you not get overwhelmed when planning your career goal from senior manager to partner? Planning to get to the next stage of your career can be overwhelming, especially when you are on a track from being a senior manager to partner. So how do you not get overwhelmed? How do you handle the…

How to find and make time for your own career (even if you already work too many hours)
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How to find and make time for your own career (even if you already work too many hours)

One question I’m often asked is how do you make time for your own career? After all, if you don’t make time for your career, life happens and you watch your peers (or even the people who qualified after you) overtake you and get promoted ahead of you. But how do we make time for…

How to really create the time to work on your career
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How to really create the time to work on your career

Feeling stuck in a career rut? Do you feel like you’re spending your days working just on the “day-job”  and you don’t have time for anything else? It is pretty common for lawyers, accountants, and consultants in practice to feel overwhelmed with work. However, this leads to not spending the time that you need to…

Why so many professionals feel they need to go for partner even though they know its not for them
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Why so many professionals feel they need to go for partner even though they know its not for them

I’ve had many of conversations with people about their future career plans. This blog post explores why it is so hard to not want to go for partner even when you know it’s not the right thing for you. The problem You’ve been in professional practice for pretty much all of your working life. That…

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7 key questions to answer if you have been offered a partner role in another firm

When is it a good time to move to a partner role in another firm, and when should you stay put? This was the recent question that I was asked. This is the answer I gave: Does your current firm make you happy? It can be very tempting to jump ship for a partner role…

How to make partner lesson 1: Really commit to your career plan
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How to make partner lesson 1: Really commit to your career plan

In summer 2016 Heather Townsend revealed the 10 lessons that every potential partners needs to learn to an audience of 200 lawyers and accountants. In this short 2 minute video clip, Heather talks through the first lesson – the importance of committing to your career. I’m often asked by people what it takes to make…

One essential lesson you have to learn if you want to progress your career to partner
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One essential lesson you have to learn if you want to progress your career to partner

I regularly speak to audiences of lawyers, accountants and consultants about the challenges of making partner. In my talks I often share the ten lessons that my clients have learnt along their journeys to make partner. In this blog post I am going to share the first lesson from the 10 lessons: Commit to your…

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