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Daily Business Review

Finding a Remote Mentor and Making It Work: My Experience With a Miami Partner

Mentorship looks different in 2023, now that remote and hybrid work has become the norm. Here's how to make it work.
5 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: What's The Path Forward for Distributed Firms?

Attorneys who've already abandoned the brick-and-mortar model are likely committed to their new way of work even with uncertainty facing the most established distributed firm. But most others seem content with hybrid work.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

FisherBroyles Litigation and Corporate Leaders Depart, Presaging Mass Exodus From Am Law 200's First Distributed Firm

Joel Ferdinand and Michael Pierson, the former global managing partners of the firm's litigation and global corporate practices, have resigned and are planning to launch a new venture. They could be joined by 140 of their former colleagues.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firms Look for City Safety Solutions Following Phila. Mayoral Election

Leaders are hopeful Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker will serve as a "cheerleader" who can help people feel more comfortable in Center City, helping with their own efforts to bring personnel back to the office.
4 minute read

International Edition

Just Half of In-House Lawyers Say Company Employees Follow In-Person Work Requirements

A new study by Littler has shown how employers across Europe are responding to workplace changes.
3 minute read

International Edition

Discovering Dissatisfaction: Why UK Associates are Unhappy

An in-depth survey of nearly 200 UK associates at large law firms has found nearly a third feel morale has dropped over the last year, with emphasis on billable hours, salary disappointment and a 'tough' office culture among the factors responsible.
8 minute read

Law.com

Your 'Entitled' Associates Want to Work Hard. They Just Need a Good Reason

Being an associate in 2023 is something entirely different than it used to be, and the newest generation of lawyers have different expectations.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Looking to Downsize Because of Hybrid Work

With its lease at 1500 Market St. expiring in the next year, the firm is looking to shrink from 80,000 square feet over four floors to 50,000 square feet spread over two.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

With Phila. Firms 'Stuck in a Rut' on Office Attendance, Cozen Earns Plaudits for Fresh Approach

One local firm leader called the firm's policy of asking partners to assign work to office attendees "a good effort" to bring people back in.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Flexibility and Changing Norms, 'Side Hustles' May Be on the Rise in Big Law

Some observers point to growing skepticism about how the legal industry has historically operated, others credit more time away from the office as a result of the pandemic.
5 minute read

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