Some Law Firms Are Ditching Annual Reviews for Associates

Annual performance reviews often strike dread in law firm associates. For junior lawyers, a lot of money and professional status depends on these yearly rites of passage.

The high expectations and stakes remain, but the process for evaluating associates is changing at some law firms.

Annual performance reviews are standard for many employers, but real-time evaluation systems are gaining popularity as employers increasingly question the effectiveness of annual reviews to gauge and improve employee performance. About seven in 10 companies are changing the performance management process in their organizations, according to Deloitte’s 2017 Global Human Capital Trends survey, which polled ...