No interview. No test. No accounts. No business plan. No discussion. I simply emerged from two minutes in the headmaster's study with an invitation - or perhaps an instruction - to join the Allen & Overy (A&O) partnership.I believe I accepted, or obeyed, on the spot. I hesitate because what memory I had of the immediate impact of this new role was obliterated at the celebratory party at a senior partner's house where vodka-laced champagne cocktails caused me to fall into a group of partners' wives with an impressive domino effect. Partnership confirmed.
January 14, 2009 at 09:08 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
A&O heavyweight Alan Paul describes his experiences of making partner at the magic circle firm, the freedom it has given him in pursuing his own initiatives and the importance of being able to laugh at yourself
No interview. No test. No accounts. No business plan. No discussion. I simply emerged from two minutes in the headmaster’s study with an invitation – or perhaps an instruction – to join the Allen & Overy (A&O) partnership.
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