Women in the Legal Workplace: Working Mother’s Best Law Firms for Women List
According to the Nielsen Company, 10.6 million people watched Julianna Margulies reprise her role as a law firm associate on the season premiere of The Good Wife on September 25th. Presumably, most...
View ArticleWork-Life Balance and Unhappy Associates
Do you feel like your work-life balance is teetering on a razor’s edge? You’re not alone. Lawyers Weekly recently found that of the 529 lawyers they polled, nearly three-fourths believe their firm...
View ArticleCombine Work With Travel, 10 Tips For Success
Your work doesn’t stop just because you’re not there to do it. But thanks to the miracle of technology and Internet connectivity, you can keep working while vacationing, taking care of sick loved ones...
View ArticleVault Ranks Top Quality-of-Life Firms
Prestige is nice, but doesn’t necessarily mean a firm is a great place to work. According to Vault’s Best Law Firms to Work For 2014, the top-ranking firms provide high overall quality of life. Nearly...
View ArticleBigLaw ‘Cold War,’ Atmosphere of Fear Cited by Survey Respondents
BigLaw leaders beware: Your associates aren’t happy. In fact, many respondents to the ongoing ATL Insider Survey cite a “cold war” between partners and associates, as well as an atmosphere of fear. The...
View ArticleDecrease Stress Through Mindfulness, Being ‘Right Here, Right Now’
Heavy workloads, long hours and pressure to increase billable time all add up to a stressful work life for lawyers. And as if that weren’t enough, we’ve entered the holiday season—the most stressful...
View ArticleTax Attorneys, Equity Partners Most Satisfied with Hours Expectations
Tax lawyers are the most satisfied lawyers in the land—at least when it comes to the number of hours they’re expected to work. The least happy? Bankruptcy attorneys. And equity partners are the most...
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