Lawyer Work-Life Balance
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International Edition | Analysis
Leaking Talent a 'Growing Threat' to Law Firms
By Andrew Maloney | October 4, 2021
More and more, firm leaders are worried about losing too much homegrown talent.
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International Edition | Features
Australian Law Firms Give Staff 'Wellness Days' to Cope With COVID Lockdowns
By Christopher Niesche | September 29, 2021
The pandemic has put mental health high on the agenda in Australia.
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International Edition | Features
'It's All Hands on Deck': The Unusual Start to Jeffrey Singer's Term as Stikeman Elliott's New Chair
By Gail J. Cohen | September 28, 2021
Singer had to assume the role at the Canada-based Global 200 firm earlier than planned and also has had to steer the firm during its busiest year ever, in the midst of the pandemic, and with most people still working from home.
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Lawyers Reluctant to Discuss Mental Health as Junior Burnout Continues, LawCare Finds
By Varsha Patel | September 27, 2021
Fieldfisher partner Sam Jardine said that "leaders in the legal profession still have a long way to move the conversation towards greater openness".
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International Edition | Analysis
The Surge of Interest in Virtual Firms Is About More Than Remote Work
By Jessie Yount | September 27, 2021
Big Law and in-house attorneys have been moving to distributed firms, even as more law firms embrace remote work and hybrid arrangements.
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International Edition | Commentary
Beyond the Numbers in the Global 200
By Lisa Shuchman | September 27, 2021
Numbers don't always tell the whole story so The Global Lawyer this week attempts to flesh out the data in The Global 200.
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International Edition | Features
Rather Than Delay Office Returns (Again), One Firm Is Now Keeping Personnel on Standby
By Dylan Jackson | September 16, 2021
While some firms have opted to push their return dates by a few months, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has decided to give personnel three weeks' notice before returning to the office.
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'Why I Quit Law To Open An Italian Tourism Business'
By Hannah Roberts | September 10, 2021
Lisa Grassi-Blais, a former prosecutor with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, left the profession to pursue an Italian dream with her husband.
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'Everyone Is Entitled to a Work-Life Balance': KBC Group GC on New Ways of Working and the Legal Themes That Keep Her Team Busy
By Linda A. Thompson | September 9, 2021
Saskia Mermans told Law.com International she doesn't expect outside counsel to fully return to the office and expects they will incorporate the new ways of working.
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International Edition | Features|Poll
'Today's Firms Are Extraordinarily Exploitative': Would You Encourage Your Children to Go Into Big Law?
By Hannah Roberts | September 7, 2021
Lawyers are divided on whether they would encourage their children to pursue a career in the legal profession.
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