As a specialist on happiness in the workplace, I have worked in a wide variety of sectors. Out of all the clients I have sat across the table from, lawyers have been consistently the most unhappy.The current economic climate is hardly likely to allay this melancholy. Furthermore, a recent study by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark found that more than a fifth of law firms have had to lay off employees as a result of the current economic -climate. Worries over finances are likely to get worse in January when firms have to pay their partnership tax bills.
November 12, 2008 at 07:41 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Why are so many lawyers unhappy? Jessica Pryce-Jones seeks to find out – and offers some tips on how to shake the downturn gloom
As a specialist on happiness in the workplace, I have worked in a wide variety of sectors. Out of all the clients I have sat across the table from, lawyers have been consistently the most unhappy.
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