Lawyer Work-Life Balance
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International Edition | Features
From Big Law to Big Coffee: How a Former Debevoise Lawyer Brewed a New Venture
By Varsha Patel | August 17, 2021
In a touchingly honest interview, Ted Rosner describes being let go by a major firm but then launching a company that helps reduce reoffending by providing jobs to prison leavers.
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Brazil's Mattos Filho Encourages Remote Work in Eventual Office Return
By Amy Guthrie | August 11, 2021
The hybrid workweek at one of Latin America's biggest law firms will be accompanied by more casual dress—suits, ties and high heels still required for client meetings—and more opportunities to "disconnect."
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International Edition | Analysis
Four-Day Workweek Comes to Legal Tech—But It Likely Won't Catch On
By Victoria Hudgins | August 11, 2021
Many legal tech and service providers say they can't implement four-day workweeks and still maintain a competitive client advantage, but others see a shortened workweek becoming a necessity given the rising demands for employee flexibility.
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Law Firms Caught in Balancing Act Between Repopulating Offices and Future of Remote Work
By Dan Packel | August 10, 2021
US firm leaders say they are simultaneously working on how to safely return to the office and how to balance professional development needs with remote work.
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International Firms Face Talent Crunch in Brazil
By Amy Guthrie | August 4, 2021
Global law firms are elbowing for talent in Latin America's largest economy, where qualified young lawyers are in a strong position to negotiate for jobs amid brisk corporate work, and where some are choosing to shun Big Law.
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How to Keep Hold of Associates: Hit Targets, Loosen Dress Codes and Don't Forget Fertility
By Rose Walker | July 30, 2021
I'm Rose Walker, this week discussing how law firms can keep associate attrition rates low. Clothes and fertility are two aspects you might not have thought about - but you should.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Fertility Funding in Law Firms: Why Now and What Next?
By Somaya Ouazzani | July 27, 2021
An increasing number of women in law are struggling with their fertility and these women tell me it is closely linked to their age and/or stress.
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International Edition | Commentary
The Remote Work Controversy: Can the Tail Wag the Dog?
By Lisa Shuchman | July 26, 2021
The debate over remote work comes down to a reckoning of how much transformation the legal industry has really embraced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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International Edition | Analysis
Morgan Stanley Hasn't Forced Broad Office Return Mandate but Clients Continue to Hold Sway
By Andrew Maloney | July 23, 2021
Shearman & Sterling, which includes Morgan Stanley among its top clients, is asking "most" workers to come into the office three days a week.
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The Morgan Stanley Debate: What You Need to Know
By Rose Walker | July 22, 2021
The industry has erupted into discussion and debate over Morgan Stanley's CLO's comments during the past week.
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