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4 important things I learnt recently when helping craft Business Cases for partnership

We regularly help lawyers, accountants and consultants with their Business Cases for Partnership. This is often helping our clients put together their Big 4 Partner Business Case. This article summarises what I learnt from this experience: Timescales are normally very tight I’ve always known that firms (even Big 4 firms) have a habit of tapping…

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How to make partner lesson 2: Thinking and feeling like a partner

In summer 2016 Heather Townsend revealed the 10 lessons that every potential partners needs to learn to an audience of 200 lawyers and accountants. In this short 2 minute video clip, Heather talks through the second lesson – thinking, feeling and acting like a partner The road to partner is shrouded in mystery and conjecture. This…

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Treat your practice like a business if you want to get to partner

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 eighth lesson; treat your practice like a business. Profit…

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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…

This is the mindset you need if you want to make partner
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This is the mindset you need if you want to make partner

We regularly speak to audiences of lawyers, accountants and consultants about the challenges of making partner. In our talks we share the 12 Key Indicators that they all need to work on as they progress along the partner track. One of the most important (and the first) of our Key Indicators  if you want to…

What is the single most important factor to successfully make partner?
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What is the single most important factor to successfully make partner?

Last night at the Pro-Recruitment Event ‘How To Make Partner’ I was asked: “What is the one thing that you must do to ensure you successfully get to partner?” What a question! After all, there are so many things you must do to get to partner. Where should I start?  Well, this post is going to…

Two things that will significantly increase the impact of your Business Case
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Two things that will significantly increase the impact of your Business Case

I reviewed the Partner Business Case for 3 potential partners in one week. I gave the same advice every time. It’s typically my advice after reviewing any Business Case for partnership. And here it is for you. Add numbers and evidence to your partner Business Case Words can tell a good story, but there is…

How to quickly excel to get promoted from audit supervisor to manager
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How to quickly excel to get promoted from audit supervisor to manager

If you’re an auditor and want to move up the ladder quickly; if you want to get from supervisor to manager this year here is how to excel so you get noticed for promotion.   Sometimes the supervisor role outside of audit has a different title such as ‘senior associate’ (PwC Corporate Finance), or ‘senior consultant’…

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The 7 types of Business Case for partner

Most firms require their potential partners to create a partner promotion business case. Typically there are only 7 types of partner promotion business cases. Once you know your Business Case type, you can increase its impact and persuasiveness. In this article, I examine all 7 types of Business Cases and discuss the strategy you need to…

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