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Long Hours, Lack Of Boundaries: Associates In India Are Leaving Their Firms
By Kasvi Sehgal | January 22, 2025
Associates in India are unhappy with law firm work culture and are expressing their dissatisfaction by leaving firms and sometimes the profession. What are Indian law firm leaders doing about it?
1 minute read
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Pay Is No. 1 Reason Associates Stay at Their Firm, Says New Study of Canadian Lawyers
By Gail J. Cohen | December 10, 2024
NALP Foundation’s “stay study” also found associates on hybrid schedules were the most engaged and reported the most positive work experiences.
1 minute read
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DLA Piper’s Pro Referee: In Both Law and Football, ‘You're Prosecutor & Kindergarten Teacher’
By James Jackson | December 9, 2024
Guido Kleve juggles leading DLP Piper’s Cologne office with his role as a referee in Germany's top football league, the Bundesliga.
1 minute read
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The Best Law Firms to Work For: The UK A-List, 2024
By Louis Altmann | December 3, 2024
Nearly 100 of the largest firms operating in the U.K. were ranked by their revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, racial diversity, gender diversity and associate satisfaction to create this year's A-List.
1 minute read
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Travers Gives Holiday Bonus, Ropes & Gray Reduces Time Off Allowance
By Louis Altmann | November 22, 2024
Travers brought in a holiday incentive for its funds associates while Ropes & Gray has reduced time off for its London associates.
1 minute read
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Canadian Study Reveals Heavy Toll of Legal Work on Mental Health
By Gail J. Cohen | October 14, 2024
Phase II of Canadian study on wellness offers detailed recommendations for improving the environment across the legal profession.
2 minute read
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Pandemic-Era Mental Health Issues Still Plague Lawyers Who Graduated in 2020: NALP Survey
By Gail J. Cohen | September 25, 2024
Results of a Canadian study are a red flag worthy of industrywide attention, association executives say.
3 minute read
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Singapore's Chief Justice Urges Firms To Build Sustainable Workplaces to Retain Young Talent
By Kasvi Sehgal | September 24, 2024
Recent data pins poor work-life balance, workplace culture and excessive workload as the key factors influencing young lawyers in the city-state to exit firms or legal practice altogether.
2 minute read
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'Put Up or Shut Up' in Office Attendance: Law Firm Leaders Still Hold the Cards
By Andrew Maloney | September 22, 2024
Enforcing office policies this year could mean withholding a portion or percentage of a partner's draw or reducing bonus pool eligibility.
5 minute read
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Legal Nomads Beware: Remote Work Can Trigger Tax and Immigration Risks
By Amy Guthrie | September 20, 2024
Many lawyers dream of practicing remotely, but strict tax, immigration, and local bar restrictions in countries like Brazil, India, and Thailand pose significant legal challenges for international practitioners.
4 minute read
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The Law Firm Disrupted: For Office Policies, Big Law Has Its Ear to the Market, Not to Trump
By Dan Packel | January 23, 2025
In a competitive arena for landing and retaining talent, it’s tough to put the flexibility genie fully back in the bottle.
1 minute read
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Trump's RTO Mandate May Have Some Gov't Lawyers Polishing Their Resumes
By Thomas Spigolon and Abigail Adcox | January 23, 2025
Others may be looking to leave the federal workforce because of ideological differences. Meanwhile, not everyone has skills that are in demand in the law firm world.
1 minute read
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Trump RTO Mandates Won’t Disrupt Big Law Policies—But Client Expectations Might
By Thomas Spigolon | January 23, 2025
Three days a week in the office remains the most popular arrangement, five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted established patterns of work.
1 minute read
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Why Associates in This Growing Legal Market Are Leaving Their Firms
By Kasvi Sehgal | January 22, 2025
"It's a different generation and credit to them that they're not walking the traditional route. They don't look at it as the end of a journey to become a partner."
1 minute read
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Long Hours and Lack Of Boundaries: Associates In India Are Leaving Their Firms
By Kasvi Sehgal | January 22, 2025
Associates in India are unhappy with law firm work culture and are expressing their dissatisfaction by leaving firms and sometimes the profession. What are Indian law firm leaders doing about it?
1 minute read
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From Courtrooms to Conversations: The Unexpected Joys of Podcasting as a Lawyer
By Joshua Stein | January 15, 2025
"If you’ve ever considered starting a podcast or pursuing a similar creative endeavor, my advice is simple: Do it."
1 minute read
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The 'Motherhood Advantage' in Law: Time to Flip the Script
By Sonia Sujanani and Jessica Lewis | January 10, 2025
"A working mother’s early-to-mid career teaches efficiency, delegation, and executive functioning far more effectively than a management training course," write Jessica Lewis and Sonia Sujanani of WilmerHale. "It’s time to bid goodbye to the 'motherhood penalty' and embrace the 'motherhood advantage.'"
1 minute read
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Advice to Practicing Lawyers About Their Future
By P. Kevin Castel | December 20, 2024
The following is an excerpt from remarks recently delivered by P. Kevin Castel at the Federal Bar Council offering his advice to practicing lawyers on planning the second, third or fourth acts of their careers.
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Pulling the Ripcord? High-Earning Partners and Early Retirement
By David E. Wood | December 13, 2024
"I see top-flight rainmakers in their 60s and 70s—even 80s—who reach the apex of the profession, but do not know how or when to stop," writes David Wood of David Wood Consulting.
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Steptoe Offers Associates New Flexible Billable Hour Tracks in Revamped Comp System
By Abigail Adcox | December 9, 2024
Steptoe’s revamped associate compensation model, which takes effect in January, will have three full-time billable hour budget options for associates with coinciding compensation scales.
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