Flexibility message getting through
Tuesday 16 April 2013 @ 1.34 p.m. | Legal Research
Firms are convincing graduates that being a lawyer doesn’t have to mean sacrificing work-life balance, a Norton Rose partner has claimed, in response to a pilot study that found more than a fifth of female students chose law because it offers flexibility, according to an article in lawyersweekly.com.au.
In the Career Intentions Survey conducted by the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, 21 per cent of female law students selected flexibility/work-life balance as their reason for pursuing a career in the legal profession.
Sally Macindoe, a partner and the head of diversity at Norton Rose, told Lawyers Weekly that the result suggests that there is growing awareness among aspiring lawyers that some firms can offer meaningful flexible work options.
She commented:
“[Students] are reaching that conclusion because it’s becoming widely known that leading practices are understanding the need for flexibility and delivering solutions around it.
“It’s positive ... I think the message is getting through.”
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