“Why won’t they just go?!” says one partner, privately articulating a topic on the minds of many running deal teams in the City. The topic, of course, is associate attrition. This is always a tricky balancing act for law firms trying to manage the pyramid of associates up to partnership..."
May 24, 2012 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The sharp fall in associate attrition will cause major headaches for City deal teams, writes Suzanna Ring
“Why won’t they just go?!” says one partner, privately articulating a topic on the minds of many running deal teams in the City. The topic, of course, is associate attrition. This is always a tricky balancing act for law firms trying to manage the pyramid of associates up to partnership. Too much, as often happens as a result of good times, is a problem – but so is too little.
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