... staff performance evaluations, partners' evaluations, rankings for the candidate in each of the evaluation categories, and comparative rankings of the class candidates. When the partners in a local office proposed a candidate to the admissions committee, the committee then invited every partner in the firm to submit written comments on each candidate. Partners who had significant and recent contact with a candidate submitted a long form evaluation; those with more limited contact used a short form. After meeting and reviewing all comments, the committee ultimately made recommendations on each candidate and forwarded these to the policy board. The policy board reviewed the admissions committee's recommendations and then voted on whether to include each candidate on a firm-wide partnership ballot, "hold" the candidate, or reject the candidate. Some candidates had been held because of concerns about their interpersonal skills. Approved candidates' names appeared on a ballot for partnership-wide election. For admission ...

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