In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Jonathan Hawkins discuss:

Having a destination in mind for your career and business.
Shared vision for building a multi-attorney law firm.
Having a written agreement in a partnership.
The right way to build a partnership in a law firm.

Key Takeaways:

When building a partnership, you want to have different skill sets for the best opportunities for success.
Partnering with your best friend may not be the best idea - if the partnership falls apart, your friendship might follow.
In a partnership, you cannot always win - it requires giving, communication, and compromise.
There are many reasons why a partnership might fall apart - having an exit plan and written agreements can prevent a lot of disagreement and potential stress in the future.

"You can't forget, both of you and the firm have an obligation to the clients. That is the paramount in responsibility of everybody - to make sure the client's interests come first." — Jonathan Hawkins

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Episode References:

How I Built This - https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this

About Jonathan Hawkins: Jonathan Hawkins is a business lawyer for lawyers. He serves as Outside General Counsel to law firms and helps attorneys and law firm owners in starting law firms, law firm structuring, partnership agreements, lateral moves, breakups and dissolutions, and succession planning.