Harrison emphasizes the importance of having a sponsor to become a partner in most firms.
A powerful sponsor can significantly increase your chances of becoming a partner.
Having close relationships with partners who bring in business can also boost your partnership prospects.
Partners with business influence the partnership decisions, making them crucial allies.
Ultimately, power in law firms revolves around business and money, impacting your partnership opportunities.
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Yes. So, to be a partner in most firms, you need a sponsor. A sponsor is someone that says, I vouch for this person. They're fricking excellent, all that sort of thing. It would help if you had a powerful sponsor. Law firms will do whatever they can to hold on and make powerful partners happy.
So, if you're a powerful partner sponsoring you, that's great. You're much more likely to make a partner. As a matter of fact. The partner's powerful enough. You're going to make a partner. If you're close to partners with business and they're supporting you, have a lot of business, and want to make you partner, you'll have a much better chance of making partner if they vouch for you. They can make everything happen for you.
So why is that partner? Because they give business to other partners. So it's just this is how power works. It's about money. And again, I know people probably don't like to hear that, but that's how it works. Yes, you want a powerful spirit, so partner with a business that can determine whether someone makes a partner.
