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Fear or FOMO: Big Law Split on How to Boost Office Attendance

With at least five Am Law 100 firms tying bonuses to office attendance, law firms appear more comfortable with taking punitive measures to induce attendance.
6 minute read

International Edition

Mental Health by the Numbers: An Infographic Mapping the Legal Industry's Well-Being

Explore key data snapshots from our annual survey on the mental health of lawyers and professionals working in law firms around the world.
1 minute read

International Edition

Gen-Z Less Interested in Big Law and Traditional Law Firm Paths

Lawyers and aspiring lawyers in the generation showed significantly more desire to work in-house, while the interest to go into government stayed consistent, according to a new survey.
4 minute read

International Edition

Hot Tips for Summer (Associates)

Law students and summer associates don't know what they don't know, so here are a few tips to help those stepping into a firm for the first time.
5 minute read

International Edition

Anxiety the Focus as More UK Law Firms Spotlight Mental Health

Travers Smith, Freshfields and Macfarlanes are among the firms running classes and long-term schemes to help tackle lawyer anxiety and grief.
2 minute read

International Edition

The Case for Deferring First-Years

Law firms don't defer first-years for the savings. Rather, it's something much more significant than that, Hugh Simons explains in arguing why firms and 3Ls alike should consider a lengthy deferral.
9 minute read

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David Lat on What That Viral Paul Hastings Presentation Says About All of Us

In this week's episode of Legal Speak, the veteran chronicler of the weird world of Big Law culture discusses the PowerPoint presentation heard 'round the industry.
1 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters, HSF Roll Out Podcasts, Yoga and More for Mental Health Awareness Week

Anxiety forms the theme of this year's U.K.-wide campaign, with firms set to offer an array of talks by medical professionals, meditation classes, articles and sessions throughout the month.
3 minute read

International Edition

Macfarlanes Ups NQ Pay

Pay for newly qualified lawyers is rising at a few UK firms, but few expect the pay war to return to 2022 levels.
2 minute read

International Edition

Why UK Law Firms Might Be Over the Worst

There are a few reasons why this May could mark the start of a brighter period for London's legal market, writes The London Lawyer.
4 minute read

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