How do you ask for law firm partnership during evaluation? 12 years in practice. 5 years lateral in current firm

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Like any promotion it isn’t a conversation that starts at your end of year evaluation. You need to be having conversations with partners about what you need to do to get promoted. It varies firm to firm and even group to group within firms.

Start with your mentor/sponsor. If you don’t have one, you aren’t getting promoted.

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Get on your knees and beg

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