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Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Distributed Firms Aren't For Everyone

A 16-lawyer team's move away from FisherBroyles suggests some attorneys are reconsidering the appeal of trading away in-person connections in favor of immediate financial benefits.
5 minute read

International Edition

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

Law.com

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

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

The American Lawyer

'Clear Disparity' Remains Between Attorney and Staff Hybrid Work Policies

The gap between policies is "bad for morale, bad for culture, bad for employee engagement," said Withum's Marci Taylor.
4 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

National Law Journal

Do Midnight Filing Deadlines Offer Flexibility or Burden? Lawyers Debate Time Change Proposal

A judiciary committee is weighing a suggestion that the midnight deadline for e-filing be made earlier to help improve attorney work-life balance.
7 minute read

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