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When to say No (or yes) to extra responsibilities at work
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When to say No (or yes) to extra responsibilities at work

Many Big 4 firms and law firms expect their senior managers, directors, senior associates and legal directors to take on extra responsibilities at work. These are normally non-chargeable responsibilities which will take you away from the day job. The reality is that it is not optional to take on these responsibilities. However, these extra responsibilities…

Why feeling the fear and do it anyway is NOT going to help you make it to partner.
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Why feeling the fear and do it anyway is NOT going to help you make it to partner.

Making it to partner involves building a new skill set AND changing our role and responsibilities over time. I don’t think that there is any accountant, lawyer or consultant in practice who I have met who hasn’t felt the fear of needing to win their own clients and build up their own practice. What you…

The 2 essential components that your Business Case for partner or director as a lateral hire needs
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The 2 essential components that your Business Case for partner or director as a lateral hire needs

Over the last few months I’ve been reviewing lateral hire Business Cases for people who want to join a Big 4 firm or large firm as a lateral hire at director or partner. Any Big 4, or large international accounting or law firm will want to have a lateral hire Business Case before they hire…

The 6 premises for every Business Case for partnership
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The 6 premises for every Business Case for partnership

You need to build your own Business Case for partnership. But did you know that all Business Cases are typically built on one of six premises? When you know WHAT premise your Business Case is built upon, writing a stronger and more persuasive Business Case becomes much easier. Read on to help you identify what…

Why is establishing a referral network essential for M&A or Corporate Finance Lawyers?
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Why is establishing a referral network essential for M&A or Corporate Finance Lawyers?

Are you a lawyer who is involved in deal making, i.e. M&A, Private Equity, Financing? You’ll know the importance of working to establish a referral network. This is because the route to generating work for deal makers is typically via an introducer or referral network. This blog post looks at a particular and common mindset…

20 Tips for courteous office behaviour if you want to make partner
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20 Tips for courteous office behaviour if you want to make partner

This is a guest post is by Katherine Everitt-Newton, a resilience coach. A chance encounter in the office triggered this post on Courteous Office Behaviour. Being liked and respected by your peers and colleagues goes a long way to helping you get to get noticed for partner track and make partner. Courteous behaviour is just…

A simple way to identify your niche if you are a deal maker
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A simple way to identify your niche if you are a deal maker

Starting to win your own clients effectively always starts with identifying what you want to become known for, i.e. what will be your specialism or niche. This blog post, based on similar conversations with clients who are M&A lawyers, shows you a very simple process to identify your niche. Recently I have been working for…

How to create a sound bite that helps you easily win business
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How to create a sound bite that helps you easily win business

We are going to dig into Chapter 3 of my book The Go-To Expert: How to Grow Your Reputation, Differentiate Yourself From the Competition and Win New Business and explore in more depth the concept of a sound bite. On the surface of it, having a sound bite doesn’t sound that important if you work…

The Imposter Syndrome: What is it and how can you get over it?
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The Imposter Syndrome: What is it and how can you get over it?

I spoke at a round table event recently and the topic of The Imposter Syndrome came up. The Imposter Syndrome is a well-known phenomenon affecting people in professional services. It is the fear of being found out. I.e. you worry that a client will turn around to you and go (or something like this) You…

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