Gaining Leadership Buy-In for New Partner Development

Make the internal conversation more strategic and business-focused.

For professional development and talent leaders—and other internal champions—seeking leadership support for a new or strengthened partner development program.

Connect partner development with firm priorities.
Clarify the outcomes leaders want to see.
Surface gaps and build a more focused business case.

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By Yuliya LaRoe, JD, MBA

LEADWISE GROUP

CONVERSATION GUIDE

Gaining Leadership Buy-In for New Partner Development

A strategic conversation tool for professional development and business development leaders

CONVERSATION GUIDE

What you’ll take away.

Make the internal conversation more strategic and business-focused.

Frame the business case.

Connect partner development with retention, client growth, succession, associate development, and firm performance.

Define successful partnership.

Use discussion prompts about what new partners should be doing in their first 12 to 24 months.

Assess your firm’s readiness.

Explore consistency of expectations across offices and practices, existing support, and the gaps partners face.

Build alignment with decision-makers.

Structure internal conversations around the outcomes, priorities, and support that matter to your firm.

YOUR NEXT STEP

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MEET THE GUIDE’S AUTHOR

Yuliya LaRoe, JD, MBA, PCC

Founder & CEO, LeadWise Group
Law Firm Consultant, Trainer & Coach

Yuliya helps law firms develop partners who can lead with greater impact, manage people and practices more effectively, and grow stronger businesses. For nearly 15 years, she has advised, coached, and trained more than 5,000 lawyers and firm leaders at AmLaw 100 and 200 firms worldwide.

Before founding LeadWise, Yuliya practiced law at an AmLaw 100 firm for nearly a decade, first as a litigator and later in an international advisory practice. She brings that firsthand understanding of law firm life to the transition from accomplished lawyer to partner, leader, and owner.

She holds a JD from USC School of Law and an MBA from Boston University, and is an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach. Her expertise has been featured by the ABA, NALP, PDC, LMA, ALM, Law Practice Today, and Attorney at Work.

Her approach connects leadership, people and practice management, and business development with the responsibilities lawyers and firm leaders carry in daily practice.

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PUT THE IDEAS INTO PRACTICE

Build support for your new partners.

Connect your internal conversation with structured programs, coaching, and practical support for the transition to partnership.

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