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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

Law.com

The Caregiver Challenge in Law Firms and How to Address it

When a lawyer becomes a caregiver, it comes with significant—often hidden—costs, both personal and professional.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyers Beat Other Local Sectors, Attorneys Elsewhere in Office Usage

Leasing activity is down for commercial real estate across the country, but law firm personnel are going back into the office at a higher rate than other industries, according to a new report.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Does She Do It All?: Tips and Insights for the Rising Female Attorney

Some of the advice those women provided focused specifically on navigating the challenges females face over the course of a developing legal career, as well as the need to give ourselves grace from time to time on a human level.
7 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

Daily Business Review

'You're in Trial. You're Sick Again': Addressing Attorney Stress

"My wife would always say, 'Oh, you're in trial again. You're sick again.' And I would blow it off," said a trial attorney who correlates stress with illness.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Sidley Austin Associate Going for Gold in Paris Paralympics

Matt Simpson plays goalball, a sport played exclusively by athletes who are blind or visually impaired. He leaves for Paris in just weeks after returning to the firm from a federal clerkship.
3 minute read

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