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Flexible Work Faces Obstacles Among European Employers, Survey Finds

Law firms are struggling to settle on a middle ground between in-person work and maintaining the flexibility needed to attract and retain talent, a new study by Littler shows.
4 minute read

International Edition

Regrets? Maybe A Few, Say Older Partners Looking Back at Their Work-Life Balance

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.
11 minute read

International Edition

Me, Maternity Leave & the Big C: One Partner's Breast Cancer Story

In this candid piece, Helen Stuart tells her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer during her maternity leave.
5 minute read

International Edition

A Chance to Press Pause: Why One Latham Banking Partner Took a Five-Year Career Break, Then Returned

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.
5 minute read

International Edition

In Stay-Go Calculus, Women and Lawyers of Color Value Culture

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.
3 minute read

International Edition

Law Firm Recruiter: I Was Wrong About Remote Work

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.
2 minute read

International Edition

Law Firm Staff Are Flouting Office Returns—And Will Leave for More Remote Work

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.
5 minute read

International Edition

Do Associates Have An Entitlement Problem?

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.
7 minute read

International Edition

Video: The 2022 Global 200 Webinar: Watch It Here

Watch our global correspondents and editors review the recent performance of the world's biggest law firms, discuss major trends in international legal markets and talk about what they think we will see in the coming year.
1 minute read

International Edition

Are Lawyers 'Quiet Quitting'?

Quiet quitting is the new trend taking over the internet, but while some argue the concept is simply setting boundaries and leveling out the work-life balance, others see it as a concerning proliferation of a 'slackers' mentality.
7 minute read

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