The Lawyer's Personal Brand · glossary
The yearly meeting where a partner and a lawyer agree what the lawyer did, what she wants and what changes. It is the one meeting where a junior is invited to ask for something. It is about next year, not a verdict on last year. File, “appraisal” · Chapter 9 · see Appraisal page, Boundary
Explained in Chapter 9, Equal, Not Grateful, of The Lawyer's Personal Brand.
The appraisal is the yearly meeting where a partner and a lawyer agree what the lawyer did, what she wants and what changes. It is the one meeting in a law firm's year where a junior is invited to ask for something. Most juniors spend it saying thank you, and walk out with what they walked in with. At Fenwick Rowe LLP the appraisal is in May, and pay moves for everyone in September.Read Chapter 9, Equal, Not Grateful →
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the yearly meeting where a partner and I agree what I did, what I want and what changes; at Fenwick Rowe it is in May and pay moves in September;Read the definition in the document →
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