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Career Success Strategies for Lawyers
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“How early on in my career should I be working towards partnership?” What would you say – 6 PQE? Later? Earlier? I get asked this a lot. But I actually think it’s a trick question. Because it assumes that partnership is the only game in town. A more useful question, at any stage of your […]
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Paula McMullan is a career coach for lawyers, helping private practice and in-house lawyers navigate key career decision points with clarity, confidence and a strategy that works. As a former lawyer herself, Paula understands the pressure of high-performance legal environments — and what it takes to move forward with intention rather than by default.
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