Credit: aleutie/Adobe StockLaw Firm Associates, Staffers Continue to Put a Premium On Workplace Flexibility, Study Finds
"Every single associate I'm talking to these days, one of the top five questions they ask me is, 'What is your policy on being able to work hybrid?'" said Amanda Koplos, president of the Association of Legal Administrators.
November 27, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The 2024 Association of Legal Administrators' Compensation and Benefits Survey found that remote and hybrid work policies are still very much on the radar of prospective and current law firm employees.
- More than 82% of respondents said at least some portion of their staff worked remotely, a figure that the ALA says continues an upward trend that was also seen in surveys from previous years.
- Survey respondents also mentioned that the issue of paid parental leave is another strong factor in law firm compensation discussions.
Law firm employees continue to prize policies that allow them to spend part of their work weeks outside the office despite the ending of the pandemic, considering the arrangements to be a significant employee benefit along par with salary and even medical insurance, according to the 2024 Compensation and Benefits Survey by the Association of Legal Administrators, which was published this week.
The ALA's 2024 Compensation and Benefits Survey, which the organization says can be used by members to help inform annual budgetary and staffing decisions, included responses from 225 law firms representing more than a thousand office locations and 81 positions.
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