Leaving Big Law To Help Other Lawyers Facing Mental Health Issues . . The 'Happy' Mission To Lift Lawyers Jeremy Fischbach is a former Big Law attorney who became concerned about the extent of mental health issues in the law, and other professions, and decided to do something about it.He left his career in Big Law to pursue part-time, flexible legal work through … [Read more...]
Forget Hot Desking and Open Plans – Here’s a Law Firm Going Back to Private Spaces
The strong trend towards open plan office space is something we've written about previously, but the honest approach, according to one major Australian law firm, is because open plan = less expense. And they don't want lawyers to be battery hens. The firm recently designed new offices for its Brisbane and Cairns offices, but it decided that open plans and hot desking was … [Read more...]
Rescuing Roy Cohn – Why America Should Get Over the Demon Cohn
John Bowie* I had planned to see a recent film on the archangel of legal evil, Roy Cohn. Yes, yet another. Having spent a good part of one afternoon with Cohn for an interview in the early '80s I wanted to see whether "Where's My Roy Cohn" was another Cohn hit job, although it would not be a breath-holding exercise. For an attorney who acted for major mafia figures, … [Read more...]
8 Simple Ways Lawyers Can Reduce Stress (And Increase Productivity)
High stress levels and burnout is an occupational hazard for lawyers, as most jurisdictions show that physical and mental health in the profession continues to plummet, but there are some key steps that lawyers can take to avoid the effects of their stress. A recent report in Australia, from Executive Health Solutions, found that lawyers have dropped from first to seventh … [Read more...]
Baker + McKenzie’s #Metoo Headache As Charges Laid
Image: TheTimes The former head of global legal giant Baker McKenzie’s London office is facing prosecution for alleged sexual harassment, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said today with the former chief and his former firm instructing partners at law firms Kingsley Napley and RadcliffesLeBrasseur to represent them. Gary Senior, who left the firm last year, has … [Read more...]