6 articles to help you through the partnership admissions process
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6 articles to help you through the partnership admissions process

The partnership admissions process bring about a mixture of emotions. Even if you are successful, the excitement can be slowly worn down by the reality that is ahead of you.  To help you get through the partnership admissions process without tearing your hair out, I have compiled a list of all the blog posts that…

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…

How to pinpoint the exact questions you are likely to be asked in your Partner Panel Interview
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How to pinpoint the exact questions you are likely to be asked in your Partner Panel Interview

The Partner Panel Interview is a feature of the Big 4, Magic Circle and large accountancy, law and consultancy firm’s partnership admissions process. Given that in your Partnership Panel Interview you will be interrogated by a number of partners on the merits or otherwise of your business and personal case, it can be a terrifying…

How to build a strong and positive relationship with your Sponsoring Partner
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How to build a strong and positive relationship with your Sponsoring Partner

Your Sponsoring Partner is the person who recommends you for partnership, he or she is a crucial member of your support team. If this relationship has broken down or is weak, your partnership ambitions may be effectively blocked at your firm. This is the most important person you need in your corner. Don’t have your…

The 5 essential parts to your Partnership Track Plan
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The 5 essential parts to your Partnership Track Plan

Your Partnership Track Plan is what will keep you literally ‘on track’ to achieve your goal of being voted into the partnership in your firm. Given the multiple demands on your time when you are on partnership track, particularly if you are on Partnership Track in a law firm, it can be so easy to…

Prepare successfully for your partner panel interview – 6 tried and tested tips
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Prepare successfully for your partner panel interview – 6 tried and tested tips

Partner Panel Interviews within many of the Big 4 firms start in the UK start in the summer months, and then continue on for potentially another 9 months. It’s a similar time scale for many Big 4 firms worldwide. I.e. each person on Partner Track will undertake multiple Partner Panel Interviews. Often over a period…

How to ace your partnership panel interview
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How to ace your partnership panel interview

Most partner track processes for medium to large-sized firms will include a number of partnership panel interviews. These are where you are interviewed by a number of partners from your firm. Typically in these partnership panel interviews you are required to pitch your business case to the assembled partners. However, sometimes a partnership panel interview…

Creating a Business Case for partnership in a Big 4 firm? Don’t fall into this trap
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Creating a Business Case for partnership in a Big 4 firm? Don’t fall into this trap

Given how hard it is to make partner in a Big 4 firm, you can be forgiven for making this mistake. Creating the perfect Big 4 Business Case for partner (or director) will take significant time. However, this mistake scuppered one of our client’s admission to the partnership last year. Read on for more details….

This is the most important tool you can use to talk about your Business Case for partnership
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This is the most important tool you can use to talk about your Business Case for partnership

Over the last few years we have been advocating using a tool called a one-page Talk Sheet to communicate your Business Case for partnership. In fact, this tool is probably the most important tool you can use when on partner track (or if you want to get onto partnership track). In this blog post, we…

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