I was very upset to read the letter, titled 'Too old for the legal profession', in which a 59-year-old solicitor said he had been told that he is on the ‘scrapheap’ and unemployable. What on earth are firms thinking? What a fantastic opportunity to employ someone who is likely to have 30-plus years’ experience.

Richard Granat, president of Epoq US Inc, our sister company, is over 70 years old; a prolific blogger; has just about every digital gadget imaginable; chairs the American Bar Association’s technology group; and this year was only the third US lawyer to win the ABA’s lifetime achievement award.

He puts in more hours and is more productive than most of our staff who are, on average, 40 years younger!

Richard Cohen , solicitor, executive chairman and group counsel, Epoq Group, Edgware, Middlesex