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Associate Life Survey: Summer Escapes

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In last Monday’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we asked you whether you were taking any vacations this summer.
We received just under 900 responses, and the overwhelming majority of you reported that you will be escaping the office for at least a little while this summer.
Overall, 86% of you have taken, or will take, a vacation, or at least a vacation day:
  * About 24% of respondents are taking a quick break of 1 to 3 days.
  * Another 18% of respondents reported summer vacations of 4 or 5 days.
  * 16% are taking between 6 and 8 days, and 13% are going for two weeks.
  * About 5% of respondents are taking 3 or more weeks.
Among the attorneys who aren’t taking vacation this summer, 46% said that they just have too much work to get done. But 35% have the opposite problem: they need the hours. A surprisingly high number of respondents, 28%, said that they just don’t feel comfortable taking vacations. Only 7%, however, said that a partner told them not to take a vacation this summer. Another 7% are sticking around because they want to impress people, which will perhaps cause their peers to want to take more vacations themselves.
Of course, whether in the office or out, not all attorneys can completely escape their responsibilities. An unlucky 13% of respondents have had to cancel vacation plans this summer, and 55% of respondents with uncancelled summer plans either did work or expect to work during their vacations.
But hey, a busy summer is much better than the alternative, right?
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Justin Bernold is a Director at Lateral Link, the sponsor of this Associate Life Survey.

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