Work/life balance
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Work/Life Balance? LOL, You Think That's a Thing?
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The Biglaw Flowchart That Tells You When You Can Leave The Office
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The Lapsed Lawyers Survey Results
Lapsed lawyers: Why did they choose the law in the first place? Why did they leave? What are they up to now? Survey says....
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Buying In: An Interview with an In-House Insider (Part 2)
The Anonymous Partner speaks with an In-House Insider about the value of junior associates, work-life balance, and other issues. -
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Above the Law's Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2012
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Above the Law's 2012 Lawyer of the Year Competition: The Finalists!
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Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Yoga Instructor
Learn about how one lawyer chose happiness, balance, and zen in her life over the practice of law. -
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Morning Docket: 12.11.12
* As an in-house compliance officer, there’s only one guarantee: you’ll be paid, and you’ll be paid quite well — we’re talking like six-figure salaries here. Regulatory corporate compliance, on the other hand, isn’t such a surefire thing. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* When it comes to employment data, this law dean claims that using full-time, long-term positions where bar passage is required as a standard to measure success in the employment market is “grossly misleading.” Uhh, come on, seriously? [Am Law Daily]
* “Bar passes and jobs are inextricably tied,” but eight of New York’s 15 law schools had lower bar passage rates than last year for the July exam. Guess which school came in dead last place. [New York Law Journal]
* You know, it may actually be a good thing for a monk to apply to law school right now. It can’t get much worse; after all, the guy’s already taken a vow of poverty. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* Dominique Strauss-Kahn officially settled the sexual assault civil lawsuit that was filed against him by Nafissatou Diallo. Given that she thanked “everybody all over the world,” it was probably a nice payout. [CNN]
* Steven Keeva, a pioneer in work/life balance publications for lawyers, RIP. [ABA Journal]
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November Lawyer of the Month: Mommie Dearest
The winner of November's Lawyer of the Month contest realized how empowering it can be to accept that you can't have it all. -
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Lawyer of the Month: November Reader Poll
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Quote of the Day: Mothers, Be Good to Your Daughters, Too
A lawyer from London doesn't think women need to close the door on their professional careers after having children, and rightly so. -
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Departure Memos
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In Defense of the Clifford Chance Mommy's Husband
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Departure Memo of the Day: Parenting Gets The Best Of One Biglaw Associate
An associate leaves Biglaw to focus on her family, because doing both sometimes seems impossible... -
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Quote Of The Day: Now That's A Great Punchline!
An associate who moonlights as a comedian thinks it's possible to achieve work/life balance in Biglaw. Talk about a great punchline! -
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Babies, Balance, And Going Back To Work
So, I'm back at work with a newborn at home. I'm sure I'll be a worse writer going forward... -
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Is Your Biglaw Job Destroying Your Sex Life?
Let's talk about sex, baby. Is your Biglaw job killing your sex life? -
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Morning Docket: 07.16.12
* Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one Supreme Court justice thinks that things will be back to normal at One First Street come the start of the next term, despite his colleagues’ loose lips. [National Law Journal]
* Hourly billing rates for associate are on the rise nationwide, while partner and counsel billing rates only saw modest bumps. Is Biglaw back in business, or is this just another “retention strategy”? [New York Law Journal]
* This is a really hard to believe newspaper headline: “Law firm recognizes employees have life outside of work.” Carlton Fields, what kind of gypsy voodoo magic spells are you casting? [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
* Another day, another editorial about the “irretrievably broken” state of legal education in our country. But the ABA admins needn’t worry their oblivious little heads, because people will keep applying. [New York Times]
* And in today’s disturbing law school debtor news, Jason Bohn’s charge was upgraded to first-degree murder after a DA announced via indictment that Bohn allegedly intended to torture his victim. [New York Post]
* “Quite frankly, these are the actions of a dirty old man.” You can look, but never lick: it’s not really a good thing when a judge uses a sentence like this to describe an attorney’s alleged client relations skills. [CBS News]
* For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball fraud game. Lenny Dykstra pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud among a potpourri of other felony counts, and he’ll now face up to 20 years in prison. [CNN]
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Magic Circle, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Former Freshfields Barrister Wonders If Your Biglaw Job Is Making You Sick
The question isn't "is your job making you sick," the question is, "do you care?" -
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Why Americans Need to Work Less (Lawyers, You Too)
This is America. We are always connected, always on call, and ignoring your BlackBerry for more than 90 minutes is a firing offense. It wasn't always this way. And there are some heretics among us who make a compelling case for a return to the 40-hour work week. Before you shoot the scruffy Californian, hear me out....