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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

But at big law I would never write any of that. It is a killer for white/black/anyone if it finds its way into a yearly review.

To say it more explicitly (and in agreement with you), the written review is for the personnel file, not for giving constructive feedback. The audience is the rest of the partnership and future litigation, not the person "being reviewed."

You need continuous communication for constructive criticism.