Work/Life Balance
- Lawyer-Turned-Teacher Says Desire for Family Time Explains Why More Men Go ‘Pink Collar’
May 24, 2012, 05:30 am CDT
- Even Single People Give Up Pay for Work-Life Balance; Ex-BigLaw Lawyer Is an Example
May 23, 2012, 06:23 am CDT
- How a Venable Partner Manages a Big To-Do List, Including Preaching and Motivational Speaking
May 1, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- Clinical Care: Lawyer Left the Partner Track to Help the Indigent
May 1, 2012, 02:30 am CDT
- Mission Accomplished: Military Spouse Network Gets ABA, White House Attention
May 1, 2012, 01:40 am CDT
- Lawyer Makes His Four-Year Goal of Swimming in 50 States by Age 50
Apr 30, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- Top Family-Friendly Law Firms Named; Six Firms Get Bounced from List
Apr 27, 2012, 07:20 am CDT
- No Jerks: Some Firms Argue that Collegiality Pays
Mar 1, 2012, 03:50 am CDT
- Time to Be Gettin’ Business: Associates Should Gear Up Inside and Outside Networks
Mar 1, 2012, 03:20 am CDT
- Making Time: Attorney Uses Hiatus to Create ‘Pace Runner’ for Billable Goals
Mar 1, 2012, 03:00 am CDT
- Law Is Second-Most Sleep-Deprived Profession, Federal Survey Finds
Feb 27, 2012, 07:36 am CDT
- Want to Build a Better Life? Lawyer Profiled in Book of ‘Wisest Americans’ Offers Insights
Feb 23, 2012, 06:30 am CDT
- Dinsmore Associate Dies at 35
Feb 17, 2012, 02:20 pm CDT
- Investment Banker Study Chronicles the Negative Effects of 100-Hour Work Weeks
Feb 16, 2012, 06:30 am CDT
- Can Workaholics Avoid Burnout? Those in the ‘Engaged’ Category May Be Protected
Feb 15, 2012, 06:30 am CDT
- Scalia Backs Work-Life Balance, Suggests Law Firms Based in Cleveland or ‘La La Land’
Feb 14, 2012, 07:59 am CDT
- Former BigLaw Associates on Rewards, Balance from Careers in Civil Rights
Feb 2, 2012, 08:17 am CDT
- Speaking Up: Helping Law Students Break Through the Silence of Depression
Feb 1, 2012, 03:50 am CDT
- Around the Blawgosphere: Takes on Apple’s iBook Author; Volunteer Job Requiring 5 Years Experience?
Jan 27, 2012, 09:30 am CDT
- Trial Attorney Who Seemed to Have It All Is Now in Jail Awaiting a Bed in Drug Rehab Program
Jan 26, 2012, 02:38 pm CDT
- Help is Available for Lawyers with Addiction Issues
Jan 26, 2012, 02:37 pm CDT
- Four Law Firms Are Back on Fortune’s List of 100 Top Workplaces
Jan 19, 2012, 12:04 pm CDT
- NALP Sees Decline in Part-Time Lawyers at Law Firms for First Time in 17 Years
Jan 19, 2012, 10:54 am CDT
- Around the Blawgosphere: Victorious Lawyers in Heller Case Got Chump Change, Bloggers Say
Jan 13, 2012, 09:58 am CDT
- She-roes: Women Strive to Promote Their Own in Silicon Valley IP Law
Jan 1, 2012, 03:39 am CDT
- Time Out: Sabbaticals Help Lawyers Reassess, Redirect Careers
Jan 1, 2012, 03:00 am CDT
- Annual Santa Gigs Bring Joy to Mich. Attorney, Along With Serious Responsibilities
Dec 21, 2011, 06:10 pm CDT
- Do You, Like Santa, Routinely Choose to Work While Most Others Are Sleeping?
Dec 20, 2011, 01:25 pm CDT
- Wagging Tails and Wet Noses Lift Law Students’ Spirits at Pre-Exam ‘Puppy Day’
Dec 2, 2011, 09:35 am CDT
- The 5th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100
Dec 1, 2011, 06:20 am CDT
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Becky Beaupre Gillespie is a Chicago-based journalist who writes on issues of work-life balance. Hollee Schwartz Temple directs the legal writing program at West Virginia University College of Law. Together they write a regular work-life balance column for the ABA Journal and host a blog, BeckyandHollee: Inside the journey to a balanced life.
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