Comments on: There’s no such thing as work/life balance

By: The legacy of work-life balance

The legacy of work-life balance — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:01:37 +0000

[...] and exhausting?” As to that, I’ve written before that lawyers now work long hours thanks to a competitive economy and our own inefficiency, and that we’ll always have to run fast enough to keep up with our clients. But during the [...]

By: Insights from the College of Law Practice Management « Law21

Insights from the College of Law Practice Management « Law21 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:07:32 +0000

[...] Carol Phillips, director of administration with Sidley Austin LLP, who was speaking about one of my least favourite terms, work-life balance. Carol expressed much of the frustration that many partners feel about the [...]

By: halosecretarialservices

halosecretarialservices — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:26:24 +0000

Thanks, glad you added the link to this – it was a very interesting read!!

By: Associates and the bad table « Law21

Associates and the bad table « Law21 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:45:18 +0000

[...] of salary or even “work-life balance” (a term I intend to put “in quotes” until it goes away). What’s driving associates away from firms is that the work [...]

By: Finding structure when you have no boss - Loosely Coupled has moved

Finding structure when you have no boss - Loosely Coupled has moved — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:48:19 +0000

[...] we get started, let’s get one thing clear: there is no such thing as work/life balance (via Rob). "It’s grammatically absurd, for one thing, implying that work and life are [...]

By: Finding structure when you have no boss - Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled

Finding structure when you have no boss - Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:48:16 +0000

[...] we get started, let's get one thing clear: there is no such thing as work/life balance (via Rob). "It’s grammatically absurd, for one thing, implying that work and life are [...]

By: I Am Not a Lawyer » Blog Archive » More industry navel-gazing on billable hours

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:20:32 +0000

[...] Jordan Furlong made a great post today on “work/life balance,” both the concept itself and the way the legal industry looks at it. Unlike most people who talk [...]

By: iamnotalawyer

iamnotalawyer — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:46:16 +0000

Thank you for making explicit the difference between client requirements and billable requirements. Very few people I’ve seen discussing this have bothered making the distinction.

By: Doug Cornelius

Doug Cornelius — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:16:58 +0000

Jordan -

The other item to think about (beyond reducing long hours) in working more efficiently is the client’s need for the quick delivery of legal services.

When I first began practicing, I knew I had until 8:00 to get the documents drafted. That was the FedEx deadline.

Now, with email as the primary means of business communications, clients are expecting delivery the same day.

Efficiency is also needed because the speed of business has increased. We attorneys need to be able to deliver better quality legal services, faster.

By: robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » “There’s no such thing as work/life balance”

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:08:57 +0000

[...] has a great post on “work/life balance”. [...]