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Young, Digital, Demanding: How Gen Z Is Challenging Germany's Law Firms

Generation Z is tech-savvy, purpose-driven, and demanding a new leadership style. Are law firms ready?
4 minute read

International Edition

After Latham Mandates 4 Days in NY Office in 2025, Other Firms Sticking to 3 Days, For Now

Goodwin, Milbank, Schulte and Fried Frank all said their firms were sticking with three days per week and would not change that, at least this year.
5 minute read

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Dentons Attains 'Menopause Friendly' Status

It joins Clifford Chance and others in achieving accreditation.
2 minute read

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Freshfields Converts Some London Collaborative Areas Into Office Space

Amid the debate around flexible and hybrid working patterns, firms continue to seek a balance between cellular and open-plan working.
3 minute read

International Edition

'The Biggest Fallacy of the Industry': How Flexible Working Policies are Failing Both Men and Women

Top lawyers and commentators spotlight how policies are failing women, and also how, due to social pressure, men often avoid the topic altogether.
7 minute read

International Edition

Maples Group Relocates to Neuroinclusive London Office

The proportion of the population who are neurodiverse is put, in some studies, at between 15 and 20%.
2 minute read

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Freshfields the Latest to Require Lawyers in US to Work In-Office 4 Days a Week

U.S. partners, associates, legal assistants and other fee earners at Freshfields will be expected to work at least four days in the office each week, beginning May 1.
2 minute read

International Edition

'Change is Glacial': 4 Women on Being Leaders in the Legal Industry

To mark International Women's Day this year, we talked with four female lawyers from a cross-section of the industry to discuss their experiences climbing up the ranks.
11 minute read

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Compensation, Work-Life Balance Among Top Drivers of Associate Satisfaction

Opportunities for career advancement and flexible attendance policies were also among the biggest determinants of associate retention in the U.S. and Canada, a new report from the NALP Foundation found.
3 minute read

International Edition

'I Question Their Dedication to the Firm': Insiders on Slaughter and May's Reduced Hours Policy

Current and former firm personnel say that lawyers participating in the scheme could be limiting their partnership prospects as other industry commentators point to the policy's lack of flexibility.
7 minute read

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