Flexible Working

International Edition

The Law Firm Disrupted: Still Wrestling With the Future of the Office

By Dan Packel | November 14, 2022

Real estate might soon be firms' third biggest expenditure, down from second. But that doesn't mean that firms aren't thinking hard about how to make the most of their spending.

5 minute read

International Edition

Allen & Overy's Flexible Lawyer Offering Turns Focus to 'Career Returners'

By Rose Walker | November 11, 2022

The firm's flexible lawyer platform Peerpoint is working with the Reignite Academy to 'relaunch' more legal careers.

2 minute read
International Edition

Slaughter and May Tells Lawyers No Need To Check Emails Between 10PM And 8AM

By Jack Womack | October 28, 2022

The move is likely to add to the debate about work-life balance at a time when many junior lawyers are pushing back against a long-hours culture.

2 minute read

International Edition

Flexible Work Faces Obstacles Among European Employers, Survey Finds

By Anne Bagamery | October 21, 2022

Law firms are struggling to settle on a middle ground between in-person work and maintaining the flexibility needed to attract and retain talent, a new study by Littler shows.

4 minute read
International Edition

Regrets? Maybe A Few, Say Older Partners Looking Back at Their Work-Life Balance

By Rose Walker | October 18, 2022

As the junior lawyer 'entitlement' debate rages on, some senior members of the profession are looking back on their careers with wistfulness for what might have been.

11 minute read
International Edition

Me, Maternity Leave & the Big C: One Partner's Breast Cancer Story

By Helen Stuart | October 18, 2022

In this candid piece, Helen Stuart tells her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer during her maternity leave.

5 minute read
International Edition

A Chance to Press Pause: Why One Latham Banking Partner Took a Five-Year Career Break, Then Returned

By Jack Womack | October 14, 2022

Latham & Watkins' co-chair of London finance spent seven years at Ropes & Gray before taking a step back from the industry to spend time with her family.

5 minute read
International Edition

In Stay-Go Calculus, Women and Lawyers of Color Value Culture

By Andrew Maloney | October 3, 2022

More than two-thirds of women and lawyers of color said a better work-life balance is very or extremely important for them in deciding whether to switch jobs.

3 minute read
International Edition

Law Firm Recruiter: I Was Wrong About Remote Work

By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster | September 30, 2022

In this episode, Major Lindsey & Africa law firm recruiter Richard Hsu explains that he initially overestimated the importance of office work, failing to consider that large law firms have been working "remotely" for years—even before the pandemic.

2 minute read
International Edition

Law Firm Staff Are Flouting Office Returns—And Will Leave for More Remote Work

By Andrew Maloney | September 29, 2022

If law firms fail to improve the hybrid working model, many staff will actively look for a more flexible working environment, warns a new report.

5 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

The Implications of Remote Work on Workers' Compensation

By William J. Murphy | June 6, 2023

It is likely that compensability for specific accidents at home will be determined on a fact-sensitive basis for each individual case. Accordingly, the best thing that employers can do is enact policies requiring prompt and detailed reporting of accidents.

9 minute read
Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Hybrid Work Is Going Strong, but Skadden Wants More

By Dan Packel | June 1, 2023

Sources say the push is one of executive partner Eric Friedman's final goals as he prepares to step down after 14 years in the role.

5 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

3 Days a Week Versus Wider Flexibility: Pennsylvania Firms Diverge on Office Mandates

By Amanda O'Brien | June 1, 2023

"We want people to come back in and meet the people that just started and just rebuild and strengthen the relationships we held very closely before," said Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney chief talent officer Danielle Rosetti.

4 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Amazon Walkout Signals Broader RTO Tensions, Layoff Anxieties Among Tech Workers

By Maria Dinzeo | May 31, 2023

In-house recruiter Lina Guo said that for large legal teams, such as Amazon's more than 800 in-house counsel, return-to-office mandates can be disruptive, particularly for workers who fled expensive metro areas for cheaper homes in the suburbs.

6 minute read
The American Lawyer

Skadden to Mandate 4 Days in Office

By Amanda O'Brien | May 25, 2023

The policy, which extends to all attorneys, will go into effect after Labor Day.

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

A Three-Step Process for Leaders Considering RTO and Other Divisive Issues

By Lauren Krasnow | May 23, 2023

In her latest Fully Human Lawyer column, coach Lauren Krasnow explores the best ways law firm leaders can manage the variety of strong opinions on return-to-office policies.

6 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Montgomery McCracken's New Co-Chair Is Expecting Her Third Child, but She Doesn't Love the Phrase 'Work-Life Balance'

By Amanda O'Brien | May 19, 2023

Litigator Ashley Lynam discusses how she sets her priorities, the firm's approach to hybrid work and its plans looking forward.

8 minute read
Corporate Counsel

In-House Attorneys Responding to Survey Say They're Anxious, Exhausted

By Maria Dinzeo | May 18, 2023

"I deal with in-house lawyers all the time now, and I just see the level of anxiety—mostly in connection with the overwhelming amount of work and their ability to keep up," said Noel Elfant, a fractional general counsel for legal departments.

4 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Disability Claims May Trip Up Bosses With Hard-Line Back-to-Office Policies

By Chris O'Malley | May 2, 2023

"The pandemic was, and to a certain extent still is, a lengthy mind- and body-altering experience that workers made serious adaptations to deal with. Any expectation of a quick and easy return to the 'old normal' ignores that reality," said C. Tyson Gorman, a Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs partner.

5 minute read
Corporate Counsel

More Companies Opt for Fractional GCs Over Full-Time Legal Chiefs

By Maria Dinzeo | April 27, 2023

"Law firms really want the big stuff—the deals and litigation. What a lot of corporations struggle with is not those things," said Noel Elfant, founder of General Counsel Practice.

7 minute read

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