Lawyer Work-Life Balance
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International Edition | Analysis
Home comforts - will more flexible working options make for more productive lawyers?
By Meghan Tribe | March 20, 2017
Morgan Lewis and Baker McKenzie have joined the ranks of firms offering flexi-working options - but what do they stand to gain?
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Pinsent Masons to launch flexible lawyering service Vario in Australia
By James Booth | March 17, 2017
Firm takes flexi-work service down under after move into Sydney and Melbourne
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| Analysis
Rejecting the partner mould - associates give their views on career progression
By Suzi Ring | March 8, 2017
Legal Week canvassed associates for their views on career progression and partnership
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Legal Week Innovation Awards launch with call for entries from cutting-edge candidates
By Legal Week | February 3, 2017
Ceremony in London will celebrate work of lawyers and non-fee-earning staff promoting innovation
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International Edition | Analysis
The new demands young lawyers are placing on their employers
By Dominic Carman | September 26, 2016
2,300 lawyers surveyed; diversity, flexibility and communication highlighted as key concerns
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Turning points – the career conversation starter
By Legal Week | June 5, 2014
With the aim of helping you to shape your future career in law, Legal Week, in association with BLP, has launched this online hub...
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The Woolf of Walbrook: Fiona Woolf's rise from McKenna's first female partner to Lord Mayor of London
By Pui-Guan Man | April 2, 2014
City lawyer and Lord Mayor of London, Fiona Woolf, tells Pui-Guan Man she didn't get where she is today by being afraid to ask
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The art of the matter – law firm art is more important than just decorating the walls
By James Boxell | November 14, 2013
To hear David Stone describe the London office of Simmons & Simmons, he could easily be talking about the nearby Whitechapel Gallery or the Tate Modern across the Thames. "Clients arriving in the building are immediately confronted with the collection," says Stone, a partner in the firm's intellectual property practice, making reference to a huge paper art work of a black road stretching to the horizon flanked by towers of stereo speakers. "Then as you walk to a meeting room, you pass works by Chris Ofili, Rachel Whiteread, Gary Hume, and Jake and Dinos Chapman."
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Stepping out – the City's gay lawyers on their experiences of coming out
By Pui-Guan Man | October 17, 2013
"I came out as a trainee in a tough environment – in the 1980s during the AIDS and HIV crises," reflects Field Fisher Waterhouse managing partner Michael Chissick. "It was a challenge when it came to telling clients as I was concerned some clients and partners would be prejudiced." Three decades on, he still represents a relatively rare breed of openly gay senior lawyers, with many still reticent to be open about their sexual orientation. Although there are increasing numbers of gay lawyers and barristers who are role models for those coming up through the ranks, it seems a large majority still feel that the legal profession lags others in terms of being accepting of people's sexual orientation.
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The first step on the ladder – what this summer's batch of vacation scheme interns have learnt
By Legal Week | October 3, 2013
For aspiring lawyers, vacation schemes are an essential path to career progression. Grant Murgatroyd speaks to this summer's batch of interns and finds out that the chance to network and socialise with employers can be as vital as the actual work...
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