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Law Firms Start Tying Office Attendance to Job Security and Bonuses

"If you're not coming in, there's going to be consequences," said one associate recruiter.
4 minute read

International Edition

Shared, but Safe? What Firms Need to Consider Before Using Co-Working Spaces

As law firms such as Squire Patton Boggs rely on shared workspaces like WeWork during office moves or as other firms use them as cost cutting measures, cybersecurity professionals say there are vital steps to protecting themselves in the unfamiliar location.
4 minute read

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The Law Firm Disrupted: Still Wrestling With the Future of the Office

Real estate might soon be firms' third biggest expenditure, down from second. But that doesn't mean that firms aren't thinking hard about how to make the most of their spending.
5 minute read

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Allen & Overy's Flexible Lawyer Offering Turns Focus to 'Career Returners'

The firm's flexible lawyer platform Peerpoint is working with the Reignite Academy to 'relaunch' more legal careers.
2 minute read

International Edition

Slaughter and May Tells Lawyers No Need To Check Emails Between 10PM And 8AM

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.
2 minute read

International Edition

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

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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

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