Fox Williams’ Tina Williams says lawyers need to alter their mindsets to succeed in non-legal positions after retirement

Law used to be a career for life, but the world has changed. The abolition of the compulsory retirement age has brought performance into sharp focus. Law firms’ concentration on profits has driven them to look to replace longer-serving, costlier partners with new, less expensive ones. Consequently, the tap on the shoulder of a partner with a request to move on is all too common.