Law school entails traveling down a long, hard road of studying, competing, stressing, and basically working like mad to get through the grueling work-load alive. However, not all lawyers want the same kind of lifestyle in the workforce after putting down the books. Sure, there are those “live to work” types who bust their ass twelve hours a day, seven days a week. And then…there are those lawyers who want it all! A family, fun, friends AND a career in law.

Well good news to those of you who want to spend some weekends with a margarita in hand by the pool, enjoy a good gulf game, and a happy home life full of dinners, dancing, concerts and/or quality family time. A growing number of law firms are codifying policies specifying how associates who opt for part-time or flex-time employment can still become partners in the firm. Basically, law firms state that they “want to assure lawyers who need part-time or flex-time schedules that their long-term partnership prospects are still viable.”

And not only that…

The head honchos also say that they want everyone in the firm to treat the part-timers just the same as a lawyer who is their fourteen hours a day.

Now, that’s something to celebrate.

Cheers!

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