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6 pretty big clues that you will make partner – and confidence isn’t one of them…
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6 pretty big clues that you will make partner – and confidence isn’t one of them…

Many young professionals sadly never achieve their burning ambition of making partner, regardless of whether they start at a Big 4 firm. However, it’s pretty easy to see who is going to make it through to partnership, just by looking out for these six clues. 1. Have a rough timescale to make partner Those future…

What size of client portfolio will I need to build as a partner in the Big 4?
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What size of client portfolio will I need to build as a partner in the Big 4?

It is now extremely rare for a partnership to make someone up to partner who does not have the potential to be a work winner for the practice. After all, no partnership wants to dilute it’s profits by promoting people to partner who are technical specialists and can’t win work. Therefore, regardless of whether you…

3 lessons that being in the gym can teach you about successfully going for partnership (& it’s nothing to do with your physical fitness)
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3 lessons that being in the gym can teach you about successfully going for partnership (& it’s nothing to do with your physical fitness)

I was in all sorts of pain – and I’d only been sitting on the erg for 5 mins. (Erg = rowing machine) This wasn’t good… And I shortly gave up, 4 minutes short of my target of 10 mins on the erg. The thing was, I knew I was unfit. I also knew that…

3 people you MUST have in your corner if you have a fighting chance of making partner
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3 people you MUST have in your corner if you have a fighting chance of making partner

Can you relate to this scenario…. your workload is high – in fact,not just high, but stupidly high the client work is getting in the way of your business development efforts …. but you still have to do both. Then someone wastes a day of your precious time. Yes, a whole (beep, beep, beep –…

3 tips to help you decide on whether to focus on a niche
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3 tips to help you decide on whether to focus on a niche

In many of our previous blogs we have discussed how to find your niche. (See 5 steps to finding your niche – part 1 and part 2, business development time savers: have a niche – part 1, part 2, part 3) You could say that we have examined the sixty million dollar question of helping…

Welcome from Defero Law

Thanks for visiting from Defero Law!  I’m Heather Townsend, the leading global expert in what it takes to move from senior fee earner to partner – and when you get there, stay there. There are lots of resources for you to explore on the How to Make Partner Website.  If you’re not sure where to…

So how did YOU make partner………? Interview with Paul Etherington
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So how did YOU make partner………? Interview with Paul Etherington

In 2013 I will be interviewing professionals who have made it to partner – and sometimes out the other side! I have already interviewd Judy Dyke  and Jason Wainwright and today’s interview is with Paul Etherington from Grant Thornton. What made you want to go for partner? I come from a family business background.  I joined the #1…

Networking for the newly qualified- creating your networking goals
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Networking for the newly qualified- creating your networking goals

You’ve probably heard lots of talk in your firm about networking and “getting out there”. But what does that mean in reality?  You’re not expected to win your own work (yet!) but you do need to be seen as someone who is building a network of people around them.  But how to do this when…

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