Cost of making partner
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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…

How to be on your A-game during your partnership panel interview
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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…

5 common mistakes that Big 4 candidates make at Partner Panel Interview
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5 common mistakes Big 4 candidates make at the Partner Panel Interview stage

Making partner at a Big 4 firm is a massive achievement that is very difficult to secure for two reasons: the gruelling Partner Panel Interview and the mistakes that partner candidates make before and during the interview. The bad news is that the interview is unavoidable. The good news, however, is that you can avoid…

How to make partner
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6 articles to help you through the partnership admissions process

The partnership admissions process bring about a mixture of emotions.   To help you get through the partnership admissions process without tearing your hair out, I have compiled a list of all the articles that I have written about partner admissions process I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have…

A simple but powerful process to follow to make your Business Case, crisp, clear and impactful
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A simple but powerful process to follow to make your Business Case, crisp, clear and impactful

I’ve been chatting via email with a lawyer who is unexpectedly being put up for partner in the next few weeks. In an ideal world your Business Case will be written over a series of months after consulting with the great and good of the partnership. However, life doesn’t always work out like that! This…

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You don’t need a slide deck in your Partner Panel Interview.

This short blog post is paraphrased from an extract of part of a recorded masterclass, “How to ace your partner panel interview”, which is in our Progress To Partner membership site. Here is a snippet from the masterclass: What do you need to support your presentation in your Partner Panel Interview? Some people think they…

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4 tested tips that will make your Business Case really stand out (for the right reasons)

When it comes to submitting your Business Case for Partnership, you are often given a form or proforma to fill in. In this blog post here are my best tips to make your Business Case really stand out. This is especially important when you are forced into using a very restrictive format or document. I’m Heather…

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4 things to do BEFORE starting to write your Business Case for partnership to give your Business Case more impact

Do you know the 4 things you should do before writing your Business Case? Don’t just sit down and start writing! In this post we will focus on what you need to do BEFORE you actually start writing your Business Case for partnership. Your Business Case needs to be built ideally 3 years out from…

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