Annual Meeting 2007
Pillsbury Axed Mandatory Retirement After ABA Debate
Posted Oct 24, 2007, 07:38 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
In August when the ABA House of Delegates debated and then took a stand against mandatory retirement at law firms, it had a big effect on the lives of senior lawyers at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
Deborah Johnson, the firm’s chief human resources officer, says in an article for Law.com that the discussion is partly why the firm decided to drop its mandatory retirement policy. Now the firm evaluates partners nearing the traditional retirement age on an individual basis.
The evaluation is based on the law firm’s general performance criteria, including the size and scope of the lawyer’s practice, and takes into account the lawyer’s personal goals. The results are used to develop an… Continue reading...
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