Partner's Recipe for Success: How to Fake the 'It' Factor
Think you’ll make partner by working hard and well? Think again.
Good grooming and a pleasing personality are just as important to BigLaw firms, who want partners to be able to get the deal done and then take clients out to dinner afterward, explains a TechnoLawyer post.
Partners, the post says, “are the cool kids with decent grades who play sports. Counsel are the straight-A nerds in marching band. If you’re a natural-born nerd, you need to fight your inner bookworm and act the part of partner. That may mean polishing your small talk skills, revamping your wardrobe, and/or losing weight.”
If in any doubt about whether you have the style to qualify for the top ranks, seek a “brutally honest” opinion from an image consultant, the article advises.
For more tips about what the post describes as faking the “it” factor that distinguishes a partner from a partner wannabe, read the full article.
