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The American Lawyer

Skadden to Mandate 4 Days in Office

The policy, which extends to all attorneys, will go into effect after Labor Day.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Three-Step Process for Leaders Considering RTO and Other Divisive Issues

In her latest Fully Human Lawyer column, coach Lauren Krasnow explores the best ways law firm leaders can manage the variety of strong opinions on return-to-office policies.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Montgomery McCracken's New Co-Chair Is Expecting Her Third Child, but She Doesn't Love the Phrase 'Work-Life Balance'

Litigator Ashley Lynam discusses how she sets her priorities, the firm's approach to hybrid work and its plans looking forward.
8 minute read

International Edition

Slow Responses, Poor Tech: Simmons Highlights What Annoys In-House Teams Most About Outside Counsel

Simmons surveyed the legal teams of more than 500 U.K. and international companies on their experiences with law firms.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clyde & Co Rolls Out 26 Weeks Paid Leave for New Parents

The firm joins a handful of other U.K. firms, such as Ashurst, in extending their parental leave policies.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Attorneys Responding to Survey Say They're Anxious, Exhausted

"I deal with in-house lawyers all the time now, and I just see the level of anxiety—mostly in connection with the overwhelming amount of work and their ability to keep up," said Noel Elfant, a fractional general counsel for legal departments.
4 minute read

International Edition

Does the Working Week Actually Work?

If we look at how the working week has evolved it certainly makes sense for us to consider a four-day working week, writes the head of Pinsent Masons Vario.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Disability Claims May Trip Up Bosses With Hard-Line Back-to-Office Policies

"The pandemic was, and to a certain extent still is, a lengthy mind- and body-altering experience that workers made serious adaptations to deal with. Any expectation of a quick and easy return to the 'old normal' ignores that reality," said C. Tyson Gorman, a Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs partner.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

More Companies Opt for Fractional GCs Over Full-Time Legal Chiefs

"Law firms really want the big stuff—the deals and litigation. What a lot of corporations struggle with is not those things," said Noel Elfant, founder of General Counsel Practice.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Michelman & Robinson Charts Growth in New York With 10-Year Office Lease

The Los Angeles-founded firm has strengthened its bicoastal footprint with a bigger office space in New York, where it expects to soon hit the 25-attorney mark.
4 minute read

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