Part-funded MBAs keeping lawyers content in roles

A number of the Silver and Magic Circle law firms are offering to part fund MBAs as a method of retaining their top performers, according to recruitment firm Legal Professionals. The legal recruitment specialist revealed that firms have become increasingly creative with their retention methods in an effort to prevent talent with three to five years’ experience from moving on. One way of doing this is to tap into the growing trend of some lawyers who are looking to develop wider business skills. This is, in turn, reflected in the number of business schools, such as Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, who have developed MBAs specifically geared at lawyers.

Read article here: SourceWire, February 18, 2015