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8 ways of building up your fan base with your partners – Part 1
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8 ways of building up your fan base with your partners – Part 1

Following on from last week’s blog post on what you need to do before you start writing your personal business case for partnership, we are now considering in this 2 part blog post, a vital step to making partner and achieving this last hurdle – building up your fan base with the partners in your…

Business Development Clinic: Only promise what you can deliver
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Business Development Clinic: Only promise what you can deliver

This is the second blog in a series by Martin Bragg, highly experienced business development expert with 20 years experience in professional service firms. Martin has worked in business development for major international law firms including the magic circle and for accountancy practices in the big four and beyond. (Martin’s 1st blog post can be found…

Business Development Clinic: How to make a good impression
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Business Development Clinic: How to make a good impression

This is the first blog in a series by Martin Bragg, a highly experienced business development expert with 20 years experience in professional service firms. Martin has worked in business development for major international law firms including the magic circle and for accountancy practices in the big four and beyond.  In this first blog post, Martin…

4 ways to get everything done before your holiday
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4 ways to get everything done before your holiday

Sometimes, stress levels rise in the week or so before your holiday.   Here are some tips to help you get everything done and to keep things in perspective in the run-up to your much deserved holiday.  1. Prioritise Not everything needs to get done by the end of the week!  Look at what’s on your…

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…

Business Development Time Savers: Have a daily LinkedIn routine
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Business Development Time Savers: Have a daily LinkedIn routine

You can save time with your business development activities by using social media such as LinkedIN for networking. Let’s look at what needs to go into your daily routine on LinkedIn to use it as a great business development tool. The daily LinkedIn routine I will describe will allow you to ditch at least one…

11 ways to write a CV that gets you an interview
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11 ways to write a CV that gets you an interview

The purpose of your CV is to get you to interview. Nothing more, nothing less. As a career coach, when helping job seekers, more often than not the first thing I am presented with is a CV. It always amazes me how easy it is to stand out from the rest of the job seekers by spending time on a well-thought out and written CV. Here are my top 11 ways for you to get your CV to stand out from the crowd.

What did the Law Society Gazette think of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’?

What did the Law Society Gazette think of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’?

Last week I was alerted by a friend that ‘How to make partner and still have a life‘ had been reviewed in the Law Society Gazette. Very kindly, my friend sent me her hard copy of the magazine in the post. It has been a nail biting few days waiting for both the postie and…

5 easy ways to make the time to build your own client portfolio
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5 easy ways to make the time to build your own client portfolio

One of the hardest things to do when going for partner is to make the time to build your own client portfolio. Why? Well, when you are a director, salaried partner or associate, your partners are wanting you to be highly utilised. Business development is non-chargeable time – which often means it has to be…

If you want to make partner, put your head above the parapet
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If you want to make partner, put your head above the parapet

In our  ‘fast track to partner‘ audio masterclass series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Toni Hunter, George Hay, and Myfanwy Neville, Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP, two young partners who have successfully made the step up from director to partner in their accountancy practices. This was a frank and honest interview, stuffed full with pearls of…

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