Is retirement dead as a concept? How's your career?

Over the last few weeks there has been a lot in the news about retirement and whether it is an outdated concept or not. What is clear is that many people just simply can't or won't stop working. Why? Because the love doing what they are doing: how perfect.

Managing your career is critical and planning how long you want to continue in your professional career, or what else you could do to compliment your activities requires planning. Leaving this till the 6 months' before you retire is likely to be too late. The Role of a Law Firm Partner now in its 2nd edition, explores what lawyers are facing and the legal profession as a whole around careers. However, much of what we have found out is applicable to anyone who has a technical expertise, has to deal with clients, is responsible for generating income and is au fait with business generally.

You can go online to buy your copy now from Ark.

Alternatively, do get in touch so that we can help you explore what and how should be happening in your firm for a happy future for all.

Portfolilo Careers for Partners: Seminars for Partners - 2012

Are you ready to find out more about what is involved in being a Non-Executive Director (NED) Trustee or Governor and to learn how to market yourself for such roles? With the Government seeking changes to Board structures, the need for board members to be curators of risk, compliance as well as other functional attributes, we believe lawyers could make excellent additions to such teams – if you only presented yourselves in the right light – and at the right time.

Introductory seminar for Partners on NED roles & responsibilities led by Simon Wethered, Consultant, Committee Member to the Charities Commission and ex-Charles Russell Partner

London (9th October, 13th November)

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Introductory seminar to the Not for Profit sector led by Richard Evans, CEO of CfA Executive Search and Selection in NfP. who is increasingly involved with the legal sector.

London (24th October, 22nd November)

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Building Board effectiveness through Women: An introductory seminar for Partners led by Julie Harrison, She specialises in working with businesses to achieve and manage change and she is also an experienced Non-Executive Director.

London (8th November)

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There are limited numbers on each workshop, so to ensure your place on the date to suit you, click here for all the information you will need. The booking form is the last page of each seminar detail, so please complete the form and return it to us as soon as possible.

If your firms is interested in running these programmes or a combination of programme content in-house, please contact me to explore this option.

Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Enhanced Board Effectiveness through Diversity: an introductory seminar for Partners

Regardless of quotas, or Government guidelines, the Board room would benefit from developing a more inclusive approach to who is on the Board – and why. It is clear that there are many prejudices held against professionals as possible board members, such as lawyers. They are apparently seen as too risk averse, narrow focused and unimaginative, leaving the space clearer for accountants: their saving grace being that they can read the numbers!

It is also evident that fewer women put themselves forward for Board appointments (Executive and Non-Executive) – not because they don’t have the skills, but because they may have too harsh (or realistic) an assessment about their own skills and likely contribution. However, it is this more accurate understanding of self, and so appreciation of other's capabilities that actually makes them effective.

To help start bridging the gap, we are now running a series of seminars to help women partners in law firms tap into their expertise and realize their potential in the Board Room – for mutual benefit.

For details of the seminar including dates, venues and costs please click here

If firms are interested in running in-house programmes we can also introduce some excellent role models to help and contribute to the debate and growing database of opportunities for NED, Judicial appointments and Trustee roles.