Merit Based Associate Pay = Unhappy Clients? Not!
Those who believe that a law firm moving from an associate lockstep compensation system based on years since qualification to a more rigid meritocracy will lead to unhappy clients (see my post of earlier today,) should also read my old friend and colleague Gerry Riskin's post of 15 June, "Genius" minus "empathy" equals "stupidity," on his blog, Amazing Firms Amazing Practices.