If you’re a lawyer, you are in one of the oldest professions in the U.S., and true to form, it places a premium on age. A majority of the 81 law firm employees, including partners, associates, paralegals, administrative staff and others, who responded to Law.com’s “Them Versus Us: Are Generational Divides Affecting Law Firms?” reader’s poll said that their law firm’s hierarchy favors one generation over the others.
While that may not come as a surprise to most, a large number of respondents also didn’t want to address the issue by instituting age limits for partnership. For many, there’s some truth in connecting age with wisdom, especially given the concerns that today’s lawyers may be ill-prepared for the demands of the modern legal industry.
