Lawyer Work-Life Balance
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Slaughter and May Tells Lawyers No Need To Check Emails Between 10PM And 8AM
By Jack Womack | October 28, 2022
The move is likely to add to the debate about work-life balance at a time when many junior lawyers are pushing back against a long-hours culture.
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International Edition | Commentary
Partner Regrets Are Bigger Than We Think
By Paul Hodkinson | October 21, 2022
Everyone has caveats when discussing regrets but that is only natural, writes the London Lawyer. Plus: The Canary (Wharf) in the Coal Mine.
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International Edition | Features
Regrets? Maybe A Few, Say Older Partners Looking Back at Their Work-Life Balance
By Rose Walker | October 18, 2022
As the junior lawyer 'entitlement' debate rages on, some senior members of the profession are looking back on their careers with wistfulness for what might have been.
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A Chance to Press Pause: Why One Latham Banking Partner Took a Five-Year Career Break, Then Returned
By Jack Womack | October 14, 2022
Latham & Watkins' co-chair of London finance spent seven years at Ropes & Gray before taking a step back from the industry to spend time with her family.
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International Edition | Features
The Portuguese Lawyers Lifting the Lid on Mental Health in Their Industry
By Alex D'Elia | October 9, 2022
Direito Mental was set up to support Portuguese lawyers' mental ill-health in May.
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International Edition | Analysis
In Stay-Go Calculus, Women and Lawyers of Color Value Culture
By Andrew Maloney | October 3, 2022
More than two-thirds of women and lawyers of color said a better work-life balance is very or extremely important for them in deciding whether to switch jobs.
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International Edition | Podcast
Law Firm Recruiter: I Was Wrong About Remote Work
By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster | September 30, 2022
In this episode, Major Lindsey & Africa law firm recruiter Richard Hsu explains that he initially overestimated the importance of office work, failing to consider that large law firms have been working "remotely" for years—even before the pandemic.
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International Edition | Analysis
Law Firm Staff Are Flouting Office Returns—And Will Leave for More Remote Work
By Andrew Maloney | September 29, 2022
If law firms fail to improve the hybrid working model, many staff will actively look for a more flexible working environment, warns a new report.
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International Edition | Features
Do Associates Have An Entitlement Problem?
By Hannah Walker | September 27, 2022
Partners are growing increasingly frustrated with what they believe is a growing list of unreasonable demands from juniors, while associates argue they are simply drawing much-needed lines on areas such as work-life balance.
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International Edition | News|Whitepaper
Harneys Enjoys Latin America Business Boom in the Cayman Islands
By Amy Guthrie | September 15, 2022
The region's wealthy are keen to harbor assets in offshore investment vehicles set up in the Caribbean archipelago, as their governments seek to raise more tax revenue. But finding lawyers to handle the workload has been a challenge.
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