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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

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: More Choices for Lawyers Sick of the Office

"We're past the era where someone has to explain what 'new law' is, the kind of advances it can offer," consultant and recruiter Frederick Shelton said, after an Am Law 200 firm launched a new remote lawyering platform.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

'An Am Law 200 Firm in Your Home Office': Fennemore Launches Remote Lawyer Program

Fennemore Forward currently has 18 attorneys, under the leadership of Chris Wilson, who led the remote lawyer program at Atlanta's Taylor English Duma.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Attains 'Menopause Friendly' Status

It joins Clifford Chance and others in achieving accreditation.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

This Tech Platform Found Midsize Firms Needed More Recruiting Support

Major, Lindsey & Africa recognized an opportunity when it acquired web platform Hire an Esquire in 2022. Executive director Catherine Enck discusses the value of technology in hiring and the current state of the recruiting market.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Porzio Bromberg Hires Chicago-Based Attorney to Launch New Tech Practice

Jill Williamson will continue working remotely, just as she did as the managing attorney of the Seattle office of Eastern Washington-based Gravis Law.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

How a Mayer Brown Partner Balances Work With Full-Time Caregiving

Katy McNeil, whose husband has ALS, said she has spent "a lot of time figuring out the right way to approach the really challenging circumstances" of being a full-time law firm partner, wife, caregiver and mom.
8 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Converts Some London Collaborative Areas Into Office Space

Amid the debate around flexible and hybrid working patterns, firms continue to seek a balance between cellular and open-plan working.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Perfect Storm: Why Contract Hiring In Privacy Will Eclipse Direct Hiring

As the job market no longer produces the same volume of direct hire fully remote opportunities, job seekers in privacy are more readily considering working contract and contract-to-hire to maintain fully remote employment.
15 minute read

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