‘Giving the partnership back’: Linklaters to ditch individual partner metrics to target team performance

In a highly symbolic break from its 2000s incarnation, Linklaters is to phase out individual partner metrics and annual assessments to focus on broader measures of team and firm performance.

In a notable shift from numbers-driven assessments, Linklaters is planning to abandon individual partner targets in favour of focusing more on team performance. The Magic Circle firm also wants to ditch annual appraisals for partners, instead hosting more regular feedback sessions for individual partners and teams.

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