How to Socialise Your Business Case with key partners Without Looking Desperate
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How to Socialise Your Business Case with key partners Without Looking Desperate

ByClaire Meddings

You’ve been working on your Business Case for months, maybe years. You know you need to start talking to partners about your partnership ambitions and getting their buy-in. But here’s the problem: How do you actually have that conversation without coming across as presumptuous, pushy, or desperate? Do you prepare a full presentation deck? A…

Your next 90 days: how to get started and not burn out
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Your next 90 days: how to get started and not burn out

ByClaire Meddings

You’ve decided 2026 is your year. You’ve identified your ONE BIG FOCUS. You’ve blocked out time in your diary. You’re ready to go. But here’s what usually happens: you go too hard, too fast. You try to overhaul everything at once. You add business development on top of your crushing workload. You say yes to…

The January Reality Check: how to make stuff actually happen
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The January Reality Check: how to make stuff actually happen

ByClaire Meddings

It’s early January. Fresh notebook. New determination. Clear goal: this is the year you make serious progress towards partnership. You’ve written down your intentions: “Build my profile. Win more work. Delegate more” By February, that notebook is buried under client files. By April, you’ve given up pretending. By December, you’re making the same promises for…

Stop Waiting for Permission: Why 2026 is Your Year to Act
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Stop Waiting for Permission: Why 2026 is Your Year to Act

ByClaire Meddings

Picture this: It’s December 2026. You’re looking back at the year, and once again, you haven’t moved your career forward. Not really. You meant to. You had good intentions in January. But somehow, twelve months slipped by whilst you waited for the right moment, for your partners to give you clearer guidance, for your workload…

To Say Yes or No? How to be seen as a good firm citizen without burning out
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To Say Yes or No? How to be seen as a good firm citizen without burning out

ByClaire Meddings

Picture this: You’re on the partnership track. Your partners want to see you being a good firm citizen – getting involved in office initiatives, social mobility programs, pro bono work, workplace culture activities. So you say yes. You say yes again. And again. But now you’re stretched thin. Your utilisation is suffering. You’re working longer…

The “Peace of Mind” Test: Do your partners think you are ready for partnership
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The “Peace of Mind” Test: Do your partners think you are ready for partnership

ByClaire Meddings

Do you ever wonder why partners seem hesitant about your progression despite your strong performance? Here’s the truth: it’s not about your technical ability or billable hours. It’s about something partners call the “peace of mind test” – would they sleep soundly knowing you’re handling their top client while they’re on holiday, or would they…
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How to grow your profile among the partners and influencers in your firm (even when most people are not in the office every day)

ByHeather Townsend

Shouldn’t the best candidate for partnership always get to partner? While the obvious answer is yes, that isn’t always the reality. It is fairly common to hear about partners sitting around the table, openly acknowledging that a candidate has a very strong Business Case, will credibly lead their part of the firm, and is very likely…

How to create your partner business plan in 5 easy steps
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How to create your partner business plan in 5 easy steps

ByHeather Townsend

One of the partner business plan tools we use with our small firm clients is the STAGe model. This is widely used to create 3-year or 12-month business plans for them. The good news is that it is versatile enough to help you create your 3-year partner business plan or 12-month partner business plan or vision…

Create a cast-iron Business Case for partnership – your definitive guide
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Create a cast-iron Business Case for partnership – your definitive guide

ByHeather Townsend

Creating a persuasive and cast-iron Business Case for partnership in your law firm, consulting firm, Big 4, Accounting Firm or Magic Circle firm is probably the hardest part of making it through Partner Track into the partnership. In fact, the question we are most asked by senior managers, directors, and senior associates is how to…

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