Is it Time to Put PQE (measuring lawyers by number of post-qualification years of experience) to Bed?

“No!”, I hear you cry, “years of experience does affect capability.” And I agree, we all learn from well spent time in the workplace. But here’s the rub: when it comes to determining the structure of your in-house team, the suitability of a potential candidate, or for that matter your next career opportunity, using PQE as the main determining metric is far too simplistic.

Grace Strutton