Khan Partnership senior partner Hassan Khan explains how he overcame a risk adverse professional culture and fee dodging clients to successfully establish his own law firm
My decision to start my own firm came while I was at Baker & McKenzie. I enjoyed my time there – and at HM Revenue and Customs where I was before that – meeting great people who have been influential in my career. I learnt how to operate in a commercial environment and also the need to focus on the overriding objectives of client service and profitability. I then went into partnership with a small firm for a year. For various reasons, the move was a total disaster. Leaving and branching out on my own was the most difficult decision I have taken in my career.
