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13 June 2018 / Matthew Kay
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Wish you weren’t here?

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Step out of the office & take some time to reflect on your work/life balance, says Matthew Kay

The summer holidays will shortly be upon us and lawyers will be taking to the beaches in droves. Once there, many will start reflecting on their lives and their work/life balance, thinking how they can make changes for the better. That is, those lawyers that aren't checking their work emails from their sun lounger.

And for those lawyers that are checking into the office from the beach, it could get them thinking about one of two things: either marvelling at how technology makes working from the beach so straightforward, or that it might be time to readdress their work/life balance.

Technology matters

Despite the stereotypes about what a lawyer should be like—a professional always in the office—technological advancements in the last five to ten years mean that there’s now more than one way to progress a legal career. It is now practical and easy to log into your emails on the side of a Munro

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