Caution- Evan, this is not for you to read.
Evan is my son, about to enter his first year of law school. The reason he can't read it is because according to the Wall Street Journal, the average turnover at law firms at the associate level after 4 years is 62%.

I know that my retail clients and viewers wish they had such a low figure. But the startling reality, as you know from reading previous findings, is that college grads and law school grads (and yes, I'm sure that mine are included) just don't want to work that hard!

They want work & the ability to have the l- word-- life. They want to enjoy their time. And, they've just completed 15 years of school and are more interested in spending time with their friends, families or tv then trying to impress the mucky-mucks for years on end to finally become a partner just to work hard still.

They're seeing that life at the Partner level isn't all roses-- the partners are working long hours trying to please all their clients and bill top hours and the road to partnership is harder each year.

Now law firms at the forefront of recruiting take note- someone has moved your cheese. And while you're finding it hard to recruit top talent now and I predict it will only get harder. Let's take a look at that thing called "culture" and tie it into today's generation of graduates.

They are decidedly different. And if they ask questions about what the "lifestyle" would be like at the firm, you'd better have a good answer for them. Or you will find yourself all dressed up and no one to sue with.