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Texas Lawyer

Heading Off Major Legal Headaches Brought on by Employee Mobility

Attorneys must become more tech savvy. Every attorney must know how to operate videoconferencing platforms and how to effectively present on these platforms. Attorneys will also need to continually refresh skills on document revisions, drafting and searches, says Rachel Powitzky Steely, vice chair of Labor and Employment at Foley & Lardner.
7 minute read

International Edition

Stephenson Harwood Cuts Pay For Remote Workers

Remote working contracts brought in during the pandemic have now been extended to longstanding members of staff.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Downtown DC Firms Become an Increasingly Attractive Option for Suburban Lawyers

Lawyers used to move from downtown firms to the suburbs, in search of a different lifestyle. But that trend seems to be reversing—and could emerge in other areas of the country as well.
6 minute read

Law.com

How to Make It: Will a Mindfulness Practice Benefit Your Legal Practice?

"Tibetan meditative tradition, there's a piece of advice they're very fond of giving. They say, 'Short moments, many times.' It's a valid way to practice, and it's a viable way for a busy lawyer who has their nose in their computer to practice mindfulness."
4 minute read

Law.com

Law Firms Lack Leverage to Mandate Bustling Office Attendance

"The only thing that's going to change an employers' ability to get people back to the office is frankly if there's a recession and it changes the employment level," says Cozen O'Connor's Michael Heller.
6 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills Allows UK Staff To Swap Public Holidays

The scheme will allow staff to take up to three public holidays at different times throughout the year.
2 minute read

Law.com

The Future Law Firm Office: Rec Room, Salon, Dining and More?

Hoteling is an answer for some, but not for everyone. Shrinking space offers the promise of savings, but the offer of luxury amenities is one strategy for luring personnel back.
6 minute read

International Edition

'It's Quite Hard to Focus and Concentrate': The Experiences of Muslim Lawyers During Ramadan

From struggling to concentrate to frustrations around a lack of firm awareness, lawyers observing the holy month of Ramadan offer their views and ideas around what more can be done to support staff during fasting.
7 minute read

International Edition

Australian Law Firms Seek Creative Solutions to Bring Staff Back to the Office

Firm-organized social events have worked to a point. But so far, no one claims to have found a magic bullet.
4 minute read

Law.com

In Our New Hybrid Future, Are Offices a Luxury Good?

More than two years after we started working from home, it's clear the office has been transformed forever. The sooner firms realize that, the sooner they can start saving money.
6 minute read

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