Millennials Approaching Partnership: Now What?

Last month, we discussed the fact that since debuting in law firms nearly a decade ago, the latest generation of lawyers has raised more than a few eyebrows. Workplace flexibility, firm culture integration, meaningful training with takeaways and clearly defined billable hour goal options were not nearly as mainstream before the arrival of the Millennials. As we discussed, each year, law firms continue to invest in Millennial associates, knowing that they must wait several years for an actual return. However, as more Millenials continue to graduate from law school, more continue to advance as lawyers. Although legal professional development administrators continue to fight the good fight with respect to new associate development and integration, we must now, more than ever, pay closer attention to what happens AFTER they are past the initial stages of development and start focusing on the fact that Millennial lawyers are getting closer to partnership. The discussion concludes herein.