3 key questions to answer in order to build up a Business Case when you are currently in industry
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3 key questions to answer in order to build up a Business Case when you are currently in industry

In this post, we look at how to build a Business Case for partnership when you are in industry and looking to return to practice as a partner. After working with people aiming to make partner, we know that considerable numbers of people are returning from industry into practice. Incentivised by the chance of finally achieving…

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Your first 90 days in the job – why is this so important to your work/life balance?

Over the last few months I have been delivering a couple of events around the topic of ‘how to have it all – partnership and a life’ or if you were at the ACCA autumn update, ‘how to have it all – a career and a life’. In this talk we do talk about how…

Business Development Clinic: 7 deadly business development mistakes – which ones are you making? (part 2)
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Business Development Clinic: 7 deadly business development mistakes – which ones are you making? (part 2)

The days when you could get to partnership as a brilliant technician are long gone.. Even if you only work on very big ticket items, to get to be a Magic Circle, Big Law, big 4 partner or partner at a large firm you still need to have proved your ability to win work and be seen…

Business Development Clinic: 7 deadly business development mistakes – which ones are you making? (part 1)
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Business Development Clinic: 7 deadly business development mistakes – which ones are you making? (part 1)

The days when you could get to partnership as a brilliant technician are long gone.. Even if you only work on very big ticket items, to get to be a Magic Circle, Big Law, big 4 partner or partner at a large firm you still need to have proved your ability to win work and be seen…

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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
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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…

6 pretty big clues that you will make partner – and confidence isn’t one of them…
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6 pretty big clues that you will make partner – and confidence isn’t one of them…

Many young professionals sadly never achieve their burning ambition of making partner, regardless of whether they start at a Big 4 firm. However, it’s pretty easy to see who is going to make it through to partnership, just by looking out for these six clues. 1. Have a rough timescale to make partner Those future…

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Business Development Clinic: How can I win more personal tax clients?

This was an interesting and pretty short question which landed in my inbox recently. I thought it may be useful to share my reply here in a blog post. Whilst you may not be after personal tax clients, the same questions and process holds true regardless of the type of clients you want to attract….

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