The Biglaw Firm Where Associates Are Putting In The Most Hours

If you want a huge bonus, you better be prepared to spend a huge amount of time doing work.

By Staci Zaretsky on October 28, 2021 5:17 pm

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According to a new survey conducted by Legal Cheek, associates in the London offices of U.S.-based Biglaw firms are working themselves to the bone, regularly averaging 12-hour days. At which white-shoe firm do associates have the longest workdays?

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Hint: If you’re expecting to receive a year-end bonus that will “shatter the market,” you’d better be prepared to work hours that will shatter any concept of work-life balance.

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Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.