[H2MP] - Here's what you need to be seen doing if you want to progress.


Hi Reader

If you want to get noticed as one to watch and for promotion to the next step up, you need to stand out and be known - for the right reasons.

This means starting to build your personal and business case for partner

The type of brand you now want to develop is very much a continuation of the last stage in your career, i.e:

  • hitting your numbers and KPIs,

  • trusted to have an element of managerial or leadership responsibility within the firm, not just leading a small team

  • maintain strong relationships and using these to generate more work from existing clients and new clients,

  • having a good ‘little black book’ of contacts, i.e. a strong internal and external network

  • a known specialism both internally and externally

  • relied upon to support the partners and be able to stand in for them

  • able to be semi-autonomous with the work you do and only need a minimum of supervision or review from the partners,

  • be started to seen as “one of us” by your partners

  • always thinking about the bigger picture and commercial aspects of any work or conversations you have with a client, and

  • thinking more like an owner of the business than a senior fee earner.

Phew! Click here to read more about how to put together your plan to make it to partner

Remember this stuff doesn't happen overnight. But you do need to start!


DON'T MISS THIS WEBINAR - WEDNESDAY 28 MAY

1 Year to Making Partner - How to Make the Step Up

1 year from making partner and worrying about how you are going to take the final step up? Join me on Wednesday 28 May. ⁠ ⁠

I’ll show you how to build your resilience, raise your profile with the partners and work on your business development during this very challenging time of your career.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

You’ll hear how to:⁠ ⁠

💡Build your resilience and energy levels⁠

💡Delegate so you have time to work on the right things⁠

💡Grow your profile with the partners so you are known around the firm⁠

💡Step up your Business Development⁠

💡Get working on your Business Case⁠ ⁠

Register for the time that suits you best!⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Click here for Session 1:⁠ 09.30 UK| 12:30 GST| 16:30 SGT| 18:30 AEST⁠ ⁠

Click here for Session 2:⁠ 12:30 UK| 07.30 ET | 15.30 GST | 19.30 SGT⁠

Have a good weekend!

Heather

PS How ready are you to make partner? Take my Partnership Readiness Assessment this weekend - get started here.

Heather Townsend

Author (Poised for Partnership, the Financial Times Guide to Business Networking) Co-author How to Make Partner (and Still Have A Life)

The leading global expert in what it takes to move from senior fee earner to partner, and when you get there, stay there. Founder of Progress to Partner Academy

How to Make Partner from Heather Townsend

Hi I'm Heather Townsend. My weekly email tips will help you learn what you need to do to get noticed as "one to watch" in your firm (Hint, it's nothing to do with your billing). Join the 3000+ lawyers, accountants and consultants who are learning how to make partner. I am the author of 6 books including Poised For Partnership, How to make partner and still have a life, The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking and The Go-To Expert.

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