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Law Practice

Oct. 2, 2014

Work-life balance a key consideration among in-house lawyers

Of more than 2,000 corporate counsel surveyed by the Association of Corporate Counsel for its 2014 Global Work-Life Balance Report, 55 percent said work-life balance was a significant consideration when choosing an in-house position.


By Alison Frost


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Whether aiming to break away from the billable hour or to find family-friendlier policies, many law firm lawyers move in-house to companies for better work-life balance.


Next to the priority of finding a fulfilling role in a job they're passionate about, "work-life balance is a close number two for most people," said Sarah Blumling, co-founder of in-house recruiting firm QueensBench.

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