Market trends
Why are Senior Partners Refusing to Retire?
Zaviar Haider · 22 September 2026
BigLaw's senior partners aren't retiring, and it's probably causing more harm than good.
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The ageing population of lawyers
- A third of US lawyers are 55 or older
- Some partners are working into their 80s
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