You wouldn’t find this unconventional career tip written in any book
|

You wouldn’t find this unconventional career tip written in any book

I regularly speak to audiences of lawyers, accountants and consultants about the challenges of making partner. In my talks I often share the ten lessons that my clients have learnt along their journeys to make partner. In this blog post I am going to share the seventh lesson; make your partners’ lives easier. Why do…

What is typically expected of me when I qualify in a Big 4, Magic Circle or Mid-Tier Firm?
| |

What is typically expected of me when I qualify in a Big 4, Magic Circle or Mid-Tier Firm?

That moment has come when you are finally qualified. Your real career starts now. But do you know what is expected of you when you get promoted to a ‘qualified’ level role? In this blog post,I share an exclusive extract from the 2nd edition of ‘How to make partner and still have a life’  (Click here…

The comfort zone trap – is it holding your career back?
|

The comfort zone trap – is it holding your career back?

What’s climbing got to do with making partner? As it happens, quite a bit. In this blog post I will explain the connection between climbing and making partner, and why it is so important for your career that you challenge yourself to climb out of your comfort zone.  Last week, my family and my sister-in-law’s…

Why my coming 292nd out of 330 will help you make partner
| | |

Why my coming 292nd out of 330 will help you make partner

My face was bright red, I was sweating from every single part of me… but I was smiling and ecstatically happy. My husband was by my side. There was of course, some fairly tight and revealing clothing being worn… … but you would expect that as I was at the finish line of The Marston…

7 tips used by highly successful professionals to make their relationship with their mentor count
| |

7 tips used by highly successful professionals to make their relationship with their mentor count

If you were offered the opportunity to have a highly influential partner as your mentor, how would you make sure you capitalised on this? This was the question I was asked a few months ago and this blog post contains some of the advice I gave. 1. Have and use a mentor A mentor isn’t…

What changes as you move from senior associate to partner in a Magic Circle Law Firm? (It’s more than just your job title)
|

What changes as you move from senior associate to partner in a Magic Circle Law Firm? (It’s more than just your job title)

Many a senior associate and junior partner has come a cropper by failing to realise how the goal posts change when you finally get partner on your business card. In this blog post, we talk about how to make partner in a Magic Circle law firm by examining how the role of a partner in…

How to build your reputation as ‘one to watch’ right from the early days in your firm
|

How to build your reputation as ‘one to watch’ right from the early days in your firm

Have you got a good reputation in your firm? The reputation you develop for yourself drives the likelihood of you becoming seen as partnership potential. The advice in this blog post will help progress your career at not only the Magic Circle firms (A&O, Freshfields, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May), but also mid-tier firms…

5 key ingredients needed if you are to be seen as ‘partnership potential’
|

5 key ingredients needed if you are to be seen as ‘partnership potential’

The route to partnership is a hard slog. However, there are often a few number of people who seem to be given extra help and all the right assignments and experiences to make it to partner. These select few are often tagged by partners as ‘partnership potential’; meaning they may be given extra help, whether…

Find out why potential partners need to be a triple threat
|

Find out why potential partners need to be a triple threat

If you were a director or senior associate and bringing in work worth over £1 million, you would think that you would be a sure bet for partnership. This may not always be the case, read on to find out more… The world of theatre has a phrase called a triple threat. This is someone…

7 signs that your firm will put on you on partnership track – and your technical ability isn’t one of them
|

7 signs that your firm will put on you on partnership track – and your technical ability isn’t one of them

Did you know that behind closed doors your partners are considering whether you are future partner material? This will have a huge influence on whether you make partner at your firm, or any other firm. This may happen very formally with a firm doing a talent audit, or very informally when partners get together. In…

End of content

End of content