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The Efficacy of Law Firm Remote Working is Short Term - Here's Why

'Law firms disproportionately attract task-focussed people who aren't natural communicators. Distance makes what is already challenging for these people harder still.'
8 minute read

International Edition

Morrison & Foerster Fires Gun on London Vaccine Mandates

The U.S. firm is the first to have taken a hard line approach on the issue in the city.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Big Firms Have the Happiest Philadelphia Associates?

Mental health, work-life balance and the billable hour were top-of-mind for respondents to this year's Midlevel Associate Satisfaction survey.
5 minute read

International Edition

How 'Awkward' Lockdown Socials Prompted One Associate's Exit

An associate at a top U.S. firm in London shares her decision to leave after the lack of socialising and effort during the peak of lockdown emphasised her team's 'poor' culture.
4 minute read

The Recorder

The Few Lawyers Who Oppose Vaccine Mandates Want 'a Voice, a Choice' in Firmwide Policies

Many lawyers support the vaccine mandates at their firm. For some who oppose, desire for autonomy and flexibility may be playing into their resistance.
4 minute read

International Edition

'I Ended Up In Hospital - Twice': How Anxiety Drove Another Associate From Private Practice

One lawyer tells her story of being lured in by prestigious law firms with the promise of something 'exciting', but the reality felt isolating and inescapable.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trimming Travel Is Key to Cutting Law Firms' Carbon Footprint—and Client Satisfaction

"[Clients are] not eager to get back to the type of travel that used to be expected, even if lawyers say, 'We have to,'" one sustainability expert said.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Firm Leaders Are Worried About a 'Lost Generation' of Young Lawyers

"In my own career I've picked up different things from the attorneys I've worked with. You can't have that if you're working in a vacuum by yourself by email," one partner said.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

As Summer's End Draws Near, Big Law Parents Again Face the Unknown

A more contagious viral variant, shifting directives on safety, inconsistent measures in schools and a lack of a vaccine for those under 12 have parents once again facing anxious uncertainty. And they still have to do their jobs.
7 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms Must Consider ESG and Talent War in Office Working Strategy, Says CBRE

Firms will need to 'elevate ESG into real estate decision making', according to the research.
3 minute read

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