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The candidates in your firm who have made partner most likely have been making the right moves from the very beginning of their law career. Here are 5 foolproof ways that you can do the same, positioning yourself for the partnership track from the get-go. I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to…
Law school may train you to research, write, analyse and think like a lawyer, but it doesn’t prepare you in any way for making partner at a firm. What it takes to become partner is learnt on the job working in a corporate law firm for many years. We’re going to outline exactly what it…
The partnership admissions process bring about a mixture of emotions. To help you get through the partnership admissions process without tearing your hair out, I have compiled a list of all the articles that I have written about partner admissions process I’m Heather Townsend, author of Poised for Partnership and co-author of How to Make Partner & Still Have…
I’ve been chatting via email with a lawyer who is unexpectedly being put up for partner in the next few weeks. In an ideal world your Business Case will be written over a series of months after consulting with the great and good of the partnership. However, life doesn’t always work out like that! This…
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…
Your Partnership Track Plan is what will keep you literally ‘on track’ to achieve your goal of being voted into the partnership in your firm. Given the multiple demands on your time when you are on partnership track, particularly if you are on Partnership Track in a law firm, it can be so easy to…
Over the last few years, a few of my clients have been rejected at the final hurdle for partner. Often through no direct fault of their own. In this blog post, I examine 3 reasons why your very strong Business Case for partnership was not enough to make partner this time around. Firm politics This…
Over the last few years I have been advocating using a tool called a one-page Talk Sheet to communicate your Business Case for partnership in your firm. In fact, this tool is probably the most important tool you can use when on partner track (or if you want to get onto partnership track). I’m Heather Townsend,…
When you are admitted to the partnership as an equity partner, whether fixed share or full equity, you will be asked to make a large capital contribution to your firm. This means that you need to do your due diligence on your own firm, before formally accepting the offer of partnership. One of the areas…
In the last few posts I have been discussing the role of your support team to help you progress successfully through Partner Track. In today’s post, it is now time to look at your Mentor. How, if you use them properly, they can be your secret weapon. In this article, based on an extract from…
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