Partner Designates
What is a Partner Designate?
Partner designates only really exist in relation to external recruitment; internally you would probably say a senior associate was on track for partnership rather than being a partner designate. The level of post-qualification experience necessary to be considered as partner designate is generally 7 years plus.
For the purposes of external recruitment, such an individual can be recruited either as a true partner designate (and hence will be given a timeline to partnership e.g. in the next intake of partners), or, if there is an overwhelming business case or a strategic need, then an individual may be given immediate partnership at a similar level.
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