The way firms brag about it, you’d think every third lawyer has worked part-time at some point. Whenever I talk to firms about women partners, someone invariably adds, “And did you know she was promoted to partnership after working part-time?”
So is part-time work gaining traction? Not exactly. According to NALP’s just released survey, only 6.2 percent of lawyers at big firms work part-time — and the number is trending downward, albeit slightly:
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