Almost three-quarters of legal professionals think they work too hard, compared with 60% of the general workforce who feel this way, according to new research by coaching consultancy Talking Talent. Moreover, 50% of the legal professionals responding confessed that they ‘drag themselves to work’. However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom. It also emerged that, in comparison to those in other sectors, legal professionals feel more supported and experience more meaning and direction at work, with 77% reporting a high level of job satisfaction.
18 January 2018
Work’s a drag
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
Jurit—Christian Abletshauser
Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice
NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
A Court of Appeal ruling shows that a failed nuisance claim may still leave a neighbour liable in negligence where foreseeable harm could readily have been avoided
The government has stepped back from a proposed early-release exclusion limited to unlawful act manslaughter, opting instead to exclude all manslaughter sentences
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
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