From his 24th-floor office at 100 Summer Street in downtown Boston, Andrew I. Glincher, chief executive of law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, manages about 650 lawyers around the globe. The firm had gross revenue in 2015 of $461 million, or more than $700,000 per lawyer. Glincher, 58, said that while business is good, the industry has a problem: 20 percent of partners will retire in the next five years at most of the top firms worldwide, and aging leaders need to better prepare a new generation of partners. The Sharon resident talked to reporter Megan Woolhouse about his management philosophy, primary influences, and the power of yoga.

1Glincher graduated from Brockton High School, Boston College, and Northeastern University School of Law. His father drove a cab and his mother worked at an auto dealership, so he paid his own way from early on.

“My least favorite job was busing tables at IHOP.’’

2According to a 2015 report by Altman Weil called “Law Firms in Transition,’’ nearly two-thirds of the biggest law firms are home to partners who are age 60 and older. Glincher said he wants to bridge that divide by attracting young talent and giving them increased responsibility and flexibility to pursue what interests them. The firm hired at least 50 new lawyers in the past year.

“You have to keep refreshing yourself.’’

3The first in his family to graduate from college, he has been at Nixon Peabody for 28 years. He said he likes to take risks on talented employees in a profession that relies too often on tradition.

“I don’t look at titles; I look at leadership qualities. I may take a less experienced partner and put them in a very visible position because I believe in their leadership.’’

4Clients have included Massachusetts General Hospital, State Street Bank and Trust Co., and energy company Kinder Morgan Inc. But Glincher said he is especially proud of the firm’s pro bono work, which included helping the family of 20-year-old Haley Cremer of Sharon, who was struck and killed by a driver who had a lengthy history of speeding violations and car crashes.

“We need to give back to our community.’’

5Standing 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighing about 230 pounds, Glincher appears more inclined toward football than yoga, which he has been practicing off and on for 12 years.

“You need to be balanced and have perspective. It helps give you that.’’

Megan Woolhouse can be reached at megan.woolhouse@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @megwoolhouse.