junior partners
Firm's rising associates
Junior partners are members of a partnership—typically in law, accounting, or business—who hold less seniority, equity, or authority than senior partners.
They've advanced beyond associate status but haven't yet earned full partnership privileges: She made junior partner after five years at the firm.
Figuratively, junior partner describes any subordinate ally in a relationship or alliance: Britain served as America's junior partner in the coalition.
- associatesConnected persons or links
- apprenticesNovices learning a craft
- subordinatesThose ranked below
- menteesThose receiving guidance
- underlingsLower-ranked employees
trainees · newcomers · rising stars · second chair · law firm · hierarchy · billable hours · legal briefs · client meetings · eager · ambitious · briefcase · late nights · dues · climbing · corner office · rainmakers · equity
- partnersassociates, collaborators, colleagues, co-workers, coworkers
- newcomersnewcomers, newcomer, new arrivals, new arrival, newbie
- Political PartiesRepublican Party, Democratic Party, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Green Party
junior partnerssole proprietors
Unincorporated individual business owners
owners · principals · directors · executives · decision-makers
junior partnerscontrolling interests
Ownership sufficient for dominance
senior leadership · power brokers · decision-makers · kingmakers · hegemon
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