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Linklaters extends restructuring with up to 70 partners facing the axe

Dear sirs In one of your blogs a comparison was drawn between Nick Clegg's eulogised John Lewis Partnership and Linklaters LLP. I write on behalf of the good people at John Lewis Partnership to protest in the strongest possible manner at the insulting comparison between their partnership and that of Linklaters. It is quite clearly the case that a sales assistant has more involvement in management and strategy direction of JLP than does the average Linklaters partner. I use the term "average" advisedly, while all partners are equal it does appear that some are more equal than others. This Orwellian utopia is rounded off by the current, fully democratic, vote for the single incumbent managing partner candidate. (The other rather fundamental difference is that of course JLP is a partnership involving all employees, but let's not go there.) While we all applaud "focus", it is fascinating to observe the current disconnect between entrenched management and the supposed owners of the business.

17-Jan-2012

11:56 am