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Helen
 
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The Partner promotion process is broken. Here is what law firms are getting wrong.

Every year, law firms put enormous effort into their Partner promotion rounds. Panels are organised, business plans drafted, presentations rehearsed, and an entire ecosystem of candidates, sponsors and firm leaders fixes on a single high-stakes moment: the assessment.

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Jamie
 
Butler
Lawyers: Elevate your 2026 goals and develop your self-coaching skills.

For the lawyers and other professionals who I coach, the start of a new year often brings a familiar pressure: set goals, stick to them and deliver! Yet many of us jump straight into drafting objectives without doing the essential groundwork.

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Helen
 
Cowan
An approach to managing worry
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Helen
 
Cowan
Ian Davies, Head of Product, BBC
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Helen
 
Cowan
Surinder Simmons, Chief People Officer, Hearst UK
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Helen
 
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Claire Bushen, Partner, Kennedys LLP
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Helen
 
Cowan
Helen Wada, formerly KPMG
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Helen
 
Cowan
Liz Brownell, Portfolio Finance Director, Capita CGS
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Helen
 
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Pippa Begg, co-CEO, Board Intelligence
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Bryony Hurst, Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
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