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Partners Don’t Think Associates Are As Good As They Used To Be

Is this why firms are so desperate to get associates back in the office?

By Kathryn Rubino on August 29, 2023 2:44 pm

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I have members [of the firm] who believe this group of associates don’t work as hard [as other groups did] and don’t think they need to.

— Michael Ferachi, managing member of McGlinchey Stafford, tells Law.com about the frustration partners are feeling about “Zoom associates.” Paul Schmidt, chair of BakerHostetler, also said that associates that joined the firm since Covid “are not as far along” as they should be. “We do believe there is a learning gap, a development gap that has to be addressed. And that is a big concern,” Schmidt said.