Work/Life Balance
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- Former BigLaw Associates on Rewards, Balance from Careers in Civil Rights
Feb 2, 2012, 07:17 am CST
- Speaking Up: Helping Law Students Break Through the Silence of Depression
Feb 1, 2012, 02:50 am CST
- Around the Blawgosphere: Takes on Apple’s iBook Author; Volunteer Job Requiring 5 Years Experience?
Jan 27, 2012, 08:30 am CST
- Trial Attorney Who Seemed to Have It All Is Now in Jail Awaiting a Bed in Drug Rehab Program
Jan 26, 2012, 01:38 pm CST
- Help is Available for Lawyers with Addiction Issues
Jan 26, 2012, 01:37 pm CST
- Four Law Firms Are Back on Fortune’s List of 100 Top Workplaces
Jan 19, 2012, 11:04 am CST
- NALP Sees Decline in Part-Time Lawyers at Law Firms for First Time in 17 Years
Jan 19, 2012, 09:54 am CST
- Around the Blawgosphere: Victorious Lawyers in Heller Case Got Chump Change, Bloggers Say
Jan 13, 2012, 08:58 am CST
- She-roes: Women Strive to Promote Their Own in Silicon Valley IP Law
Jan 1, 2012, 02:39 am CST
- Time Out: Sabbaticals Help Lawyers Reassess, Redirect Careers
Jan 1, 2012, 02:00 am CST
- Annual Santa Gigs Bring Joy to Mich. Attorney, Along With Serious Responsibilities
Dec 21, 2011, 05:10 pm CST
- Do You, Like Santa, Routinely Choose to Work While Most Others Are Sleeping?
Dec 20, 2011, 12:25 pm CST
- Wagging Tails and Wet Noses Lift Law Students’ Spirits at Pre-Exam ‘Puppy Day’
Dec 2, 2011, 08:35 am CST
- The 5th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100
Dec 1, 2011, 05:20 am CST
- BigLaw Firm’s Innovative Buddy Program Helps Lawyers Stay Connected During Maternity Leave
Nov 18, 2011, 07:47 pm CST
- Lawyer Who Left BigLaw Partnership for Motherhood Returns as Pro Bono Director
Oct 20, 2011, 04:30 am CST
- DOJ Plan to Close Offices Likely to Result in De Facto Layoffs of Career Antitrust Lawyers
Oct 18, 2011, 08:01 pm CST
- Lawyer Who Fought Foreclosure Fraud Takes Federal Plea in Straw-Buyer Money-Laundering Conspiracy
Oct 11, 2011, 06:34 pm CST
- Longtime Administrative Lawyer, 88, Once a Pilot Shot Down in World War II, Now Looks to the Stars
Oct 5, 2011, 12:28 pm CST
- Lawyers Who Practice Stress-Reduction Techniques Want Discounts from Malpractice Insurers
Oct 1, 2011, 02:10 am CST
- Lawyer in Training Is Already a Pro at Delivering a Knockout Punch
Sep 21, 2011, 06:45 pm CST
- Around the Blawgosphere: Thank God I’m a Country Lawyer; Rebuffing Firms’ Family-Friendly Advances
Sep 16, 2011, 07:36 am CST
- At 50 Best Law Firms for Women, Policies Allowing Reduced Hours and Telecommuting Are the Norm
Sep 13, 2011, 08:26 am CST
- Now Retired (Sort Of), Corporate Lawyer and Farmer, 74, Reflects on a Busy Life Well-Lived
Sep 12, 2011, 07:17 pm CST
- Survey Reveals Profile of Unhappy Worker: She’s Unmarried, 42, and a Lawyer or Doctor
Sep 7, 2011, 08:20 am CST
- Billable Hours Rise and Midlevel Associate Satisfaction Drops
Sep 1, 2011, 07:38 am CST
- Companies Can Reward Workers Who Give Up Work-Life Balance, Judge Says
Aug 23, 2011, 04:30 am CST
- New York Attorney Is a Driving Force at the Track
Aug 22, 2011, 12:34 pm CST
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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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