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Lawyers Need a Digital Detox. But Can Partners, Clients Handle Being Ignored?

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is a very prominent feeling among lawyers. Could a digital detox be feasible or create more mental health challenges in the industry? Lawyer wellness advocates weigh in.
4 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Work-Life Balance Workout: 'Running Teaches Me How to Find Balance Between Work and Life,' Says Chloe Margulis of Fish & Richardson

"Running as much as I do also teaches me how to find the balance between work and life, and how to prioritize tasks so that I do not procrastinate and waste time."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Associates Have a 'Power Previous Generations Didn't Have'

The top of the law firms are aging out—they might be taking early retirement, and younger lawyers band together and say, "We're going to be the ones in control and we're going to set how we're going to do things," or "Our job is not our whole life—we have other things, we want a better balance."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Close the Library': Mental Health Changes Law Schools Should Make Now, According to New Associates, Current Students

"Get rid of cold calling," tweeted a criminal defense attorney. "Assign cases to students to be responsible for and leave it there."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'The Great Resignation': Employment Lawyers Advise How to Avoid Losing Talent During Pandemic

"A law firm asked me if they could remove their associates from their web site because they are worried about them being poached," tweeted business-to-business advisor Stefanie Marrone.
4 minute read

Law.com

The Pandemic Job Market, Part 2: From Pandemonium to Institutional Recalibration

The second part of our analysis of complexities of staffing in a post-pandemic job market in the data privacy, cybersecurity, and e-discovery/legal technology verticals covers all the hiring trends in Q3 2021 as well as what is coming in Q4 and beyond.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

Need a Laugh? Cobb County Judge Drafts Order Banning Elf on the Shelf

"Inexplicably, elves sometimes move and don't move overnight," the judge joked in the mock order. "When these elves do not move, it leaves our children of tender years in state of extreme emotional distress."
3 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout and Life Balance: 'Everything You Want in Life Is on the Other Side of Hard,' Says Kristopher Hill of Bell Nunnally

"Exercise makes me a better husband, dad, lawyer … you name it. It provides a release from outside pressures, allows me to focus on something I can completely control, and gives me the energy I need to pour myself completely into my family and work."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Competition for Legal Talent Drives Nail into Coffin of Five-Day, In-Office Work Week

Younger attorneys may prefer in-office work to earn valuable mentorship, but most others prefer flexibility—and may jump ship to find it.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery Providers See Pandemic Productivity Ebb While Client Demand Continues to Grow

Productivity at e-discovery companies has slowed to more sustainable, and market-friendly, levels. But with clients becoming demanding, and hiring becoming harder, many are looking at different ways to keep pace.
4 minute read

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