"Ageism: Does age affect lawyers?" (with Maria de Lancastre Valente)

Asked whether there is a maximum age to hold a partner's position in the firm, SRS explained that evaluation of a partner's admission and retention criteria depends on a set of metrics and valuations. "Age in itself is not an evaluation factor," Maria de Lancastre Valente, director of people and culture at SRS Legal, said.

[...] states that productivity is a "very broad" concept and can mean several things: "translation into time/hours dedicated contribution, financial contribution or result, etc".

"Be that as it may, it is not the only element to weigh in the contribution of a professional. Know-how¸ experience and relational and management skills are equally relevant for the global and complete evaluation of a legal professional. Limiting this evaluation to productivity seems reductive to us", he added.

"SRS Legal was the first law firm in Portugal to formalise a career plan and is characterised, historically, by the valorisation of its organic growth. We believe that this demonstrates the care taken to strengthen the skills of the various generations of lawyers and to take care of this interaction", said the director of people and culture at SRS Legal."