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BigLaw Hiring is Age Discrimination (ADEA)

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Why hasn't BigLaw been sued for employment discrimination under the ADEA?  A 40-year-old lawyer with years of solid experience would not be qualified to work in a large law firm, due to age discrimination.The BigLaw model is a lock-step hierarchy, and is based on the year of law school graduation.  First Year Associates will begin working in September or so.  All First Year Associates will have graduated law school in 2010.  All Fifth Year Associates graduated law school in 2005.  A 2005 law-school graduate could not be hired to work as a First Year Associate.The average age of a law-school graduate is 28 years old.  A 40-year old would be the virtual dinosaur of his graduating glass.  Thus, BigLaw almost never hires anyone 40-years old, or older...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on May 02, 2010 (boomark / email).

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