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: Ms. JDLaw Firms Turning to Family-Friendly Culture
By Ms. JD
Citing handheld devices, home offices, part time schedules, on-site daycare, and longer maternity leaves, a Los Angeles Times article describes techniques that law firms are using to create a family-friendly culture that accommodates personal lives.
In the article, Deborah Epstein Henry, founder of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, comments on the female attrition rate at firms, pointing out that losing a second-year associate can cost a firm between $200,000 and $500,000.
Full post as published by Ms. JD on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).
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