#ownyourcareer
a collection of Prompt and Career Development posts specifically for legal professionals.
The firm’s expectations of you will change as your role develops as you step up and progress towards partnerships. Most firms will have slightly different criteria that align with their values and business model but … Continue reading Becoming a Partner: The Route to Partnership (in Steps)
Planning for Progression: maximise your business case Once you have worked out the best pathway for your career and benchmarked it against the published guidelines you then need to think about what else you can … Continue reading Planning for Progression: Maximise your Business Case
Planning for progression Start your plan by understanding the traditional and alternative pathways and progression routes. Remember: Promotions are a way for the firm/company to manage numbers and salaries. Therefore there will quite often be … Continue reading Planning for Progression: Pathways and Progression Routes
Most professionals are not great salespeople. In fact you probably think you hate sales, but business development is just that – sales. You are helping people buy your services and if you enjoy business development, … Continue reading How to: Help People Buy
I am personally surprised every time I read a report or client survey. I always find myself thinking “We needed someone to tell us that?” Apparently we do. Most professionals are polite and knowledgeable but … Continue reading How to: Stand Out to your Clients
You need to own your career. This will help you achieve whatever objective your want. By “Owning Your Career” we are talking about taking responsibility for it, driving it forward – yourself! This is key … Continue reading Own Your Career
What are the key financial drivers for a law firm? Profit and Cash! What is Profit? Profit will be fees less the cost of getting the work done and the administrative costs of the business. … Continue reading An Introduction to Firm Financials: Your Financial Contribution
This month we are sharing a collection of books written about becoming a partner. 1. How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life: The Smart Way to Get to and Stay at the Top … Continue reading 5 Books to Read if you want to Become a Partner (Becoming a Partner)
For many, the ultimate goal is joining the partnership. This final jump from Senior Associate to Partner is the most difficult. All firms have two main criteria when deciding whether to invite someone to join … Continue reading Becoming a Partner: Progression from Senior Associate to Partner
Want to be a partner because you want to run a business? Why not set up your own firm? You may want to consider this route if you want to be your own boss and … Continue reading Becoming a Partner: Setting up your own firm