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Are More Canadian Lawyers Bailing on Big Law to Found Their Own Firms?

Many of this year's new law firm founders are women, who say they were driven by a desire for greater autonomy, flexibility, and the ability to pursue visions they felt were constrained in traditional law firm structures.
4 minute read

International Edition

Law Firm and In-House Salaries on the Rise in Canada, Survey Says

Robert Half Canada's salary guide projects legal employers are on track to raise pay by 2% in 2025.
3 minute read

International Edition

Pandemic-Era Mental Health Issues Still Plague Lawyers Who Graduated in 2020: NALP Survey

Results of a Canadian study are a red flag worthy of industrywide attention, association executives say.
3 minute read

International Edition

Singapore's Chief Justice Urges Firms To Build Sustainable Workplaces to Retain Young Talent

Recent data pins poor work-life balance, workplace culture and excessive workload as the key factors influencing young lawyers in the city-state to exit firms or legal practice altogether.
2 minute read

International Edition

Young, Digital, Demanding: How Gen Z Is Challenging Germany's Law Firms

Generation Z is tech-savvy, purpose-driven, and demanding a new leadership style. Are law firms ready?
4 minute read

International Edition

After Latham Mandates 4 Days in NY Office in 2025, Other Firms Sticking to 3 Days, For Now

Goodwin, Milbank, Schulte and Fried Frank all said their firms were sticking with three days per week and would not change that, at least this year.
5 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Attains 'Menopause Friendly' Status

It joins Clifford Chance and others in achieving accreditation.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Converts Some London Collaborative Areas Into Office Space

Amid the debate around flexible and hybrid working patterns, firms continue to seek a balance between cellular and open-plan working.
3 minute read

International Edition

'The Biggest Fallacy of the Industry': How Flexible Working Policies are Failing Both Men and Women

Top lawyers and commentators spotlight how policies are failing women, and also how, due to social pressure, men often avoid the topic altogether.
7 minute read

International Edition

Maples Group Relocates to Neuroinclusive London Office

The proportion of the population who are neurodiverse is put, in some studies, at between 15 and 20%.
2 minute read

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