Part-time schedules are taking on new dimensions as law firms strive to attract associates with staying power. "The competition is so intense ... that we're willing to offer alternatives," says one managing partner. With improved work-at-home technology, reduced hours in the office don't have to translate into fewer hours on the job. And McElroy Deutsch insurance-coverage litigator Diana Hendry says she still handles exciting work and hasn't been treated any differently as a part-time lawyer.
September 13, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Part-time schedules, once seen as sops to lawyers with child-rearing obligations, are taking on new dimensions as New Jersey law firms strive to attract associates with staying power.
“Right now, the competition is so intense here in New Jersey … that we’re willing to offer alternatives,” says Lois Van Deusen, managing partner at the state’s largest firm, McCarter & English.
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