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How to grow your profile among the partners and influencers in your firm (even when most people are not in the office every day)

Shouldn’t the best candidate for partnership always get to partner? While the obvious answer is yes, that isn’t always the reality. It is fairly common to hear about partners sitting around the table, openly acknowledging that a candidate has a very strong Business Case, will credibly lead their part of the firm, and is very likely…

7 ways to put yourself in the driving seat of your career
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7 ways to put yourself in the driving seat of your career

If you want to drive your career forward, don’t rely on your firm! To get noticed for promotion in your firm, you need to stand out for the right reasons and start to catch the attention of the firm’s partners.⁠ I can’t repeat this enough, you have to drive your career. Your firm won’t do…

5 smart strategies to use internal PR to accelerate your career
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5 smart strategies to use internal PR to accelerate your career

If you want to accelerate your career in your law firm, accountancy or consulting firm? Then stop neglecting your internal PR! Not doing your own internal PR can be incredibly costly to your career progression in a firm. In fact, get it wrong, and you may find yourself out of a job! Sounds dramatic, I…

How to Thrive in a Male-Dominated Environment
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How to Thrive in a Male-Dominated Environment

Navigating the political landscape of a predominantly male firm is no mean feat. For many women, this setting can magnify their insecurities and even cause imposter syndrome. So how do you succeed in a male-dominated environment? Throughout this article, we will discuss how to thrive in a male-dominated space by leveraging your unique perspective and…

How to Succeed Quickly in Your New Role
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How to Succeed Quickly in Your New Role

Joining a new firm is an exciting prospect. However, the pressure to prove your worth can be incredibly overwhelming. So, to help you put your best foot forward, we’re sharing our advice on how to succeed quickly in your new role! From exiting your current firm to establishing boundaries at your new one, we will…

Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Decide Whether to Find a New Job
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Decide Whether to Find a New Job

There will be times throughout your career when you ask yourself, “should I look for a new job?”. It may be because you’re feeling overworked and undervalued. Or perhaps your firm doesn’t have the time or resources to support your personal development. The truth is, there is a myriad of reasons why you may consider…

12 tips to survive and thrive when you move to a new firm
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12 tips to survive and thrive when you move to a new firm

Want to move firms? This one’s for you… I recently finished a great book called ‘Strategies for Being Brilliant’ by Sue Ritchie – the book explores 21 strategies to achieve greater happiness, confidence and success. Throughout the book, Sue draws upon her personal experience with emigration to demonstrate how these unique strategies helped her adjust…

10 tips to ace your presentation to your partnership selection panel
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10 tips to ace your presentation to your partnership selection panel

Part of your firm’s partnership admission process in your journey to make partner will probably involve a presentation of your business case and personal case for partnership to a selection of partners. These partners are typically some of the most influential in the partnership. Nerve-wracking stuff! This blog post will give you ten tips to…

Your top six priorities when you are successful in the partnership admissions vote
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Your top six priorities when you are successful in the partnership admissions vote

Firstly, well done for making it to partner! You have probably made the biggest and toughest step up you are ever going to make in your career. In the few months before your appointment to partner becomes permanent, you have some essential activities to see to. Here is what to do after you make partner…

What happens after the partnership vote?
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What happens after the partnership vote?

The Partnership Vote signals the end of Partner Track, and regardless of where you ended up, you have work to do! In this article, we outline the steps you need to take whether you were successful in the vote or you won’t be making partner this time around. *This blog is an excerpt from chapter…

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