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How to win your own clients

FREE GUIDES      Download Now Boost your referrals by downloading this FREE ebook:Referralology In the ebook you’ll learn: How to successfully ask for referrals from friends and your network without risking the relationship How to get your existing clients to send you high quality referrals so you no longer have to worry about leads again      Download…

Heather Townsend

Email us at excediateam@excediagroup.com Connect with Heather on LinkedIn Follow How to Make Partner on LinkedIN Follow How to Make Partner on Instagram Heather Townsend Heather Townsend is the leading global expert in what it takes to move from senior fee earner to partner – and when you get there, stay there. She regularly runs…

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We help professionals in practice like you, to build your partner-ready skills, to make partner and when you get there, stay there. I’m Heather Townsend and I know that making partner is more than just meeting your targets and being a great technician. I help professionals like you to realise that you need stop waiting…

What does it really mean to make partner? You may be surprised!
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What does it really mean to make partner? You may be surprised!

Ask any fresh-faced graduate in a professional services firm, (all the way up to Big 4) whether they want to make partner.  Almost all of them will say yes, unequivocally. Who doesn’t want the status, glory and rewards of partnership? However, do they really know what it means?  Do you? Let’s have a look at…

How to identify when you need to work ‘smarter’ and when this isn’t going to help you get more productive
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How to identify when you need to work ‘smarter’ and when this isn’t going to help you get more productive

I was having a conversation recently with a client who had been newly promoted to director in his Big 4 firm. The conversation inspired this article as we were looking at how he utilised his time. He thought he needed to work smarter in order to work harder. However, it wasn’t simply a case of…

Email vs phone call: which is better to use when staying in touch with your network
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Email vs phone call: which is better to use when staying in touch with your network

You know you need to stay in touch with someone in your network. The challenge is email vs phone call? This article aims to answer the question of when it is right to email and when is it right to pick up the phone and make a call. Email vs phone call: Why the dilemma?…

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…

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…

How to get promoted to manager ahead of your peers
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How to get promoted to manager ahead of your peers

Professional service firms, especially law firms, accountancy firms and the Big 4, are all very competitive places. After all, these firms hire very bright talented people. It is not a surprise that the people around you are very ambitious for their career. This ambition may or may not include helping you further your career. This…

What is more important; your Personal or Business Case for partnership?
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What is more important; your Personal or Business Case for partnership?

The partner track process will assess both your Personal Case and Business Case for partnership. The Big 4 and large law firms will typically assess formally both your Personal and Business Case. However, the smaller or mid-tier firms may only formally assess your Business Case. The Personal Case will be assessed informally.  It tends to…

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