Executive Director James Lavan has provided comment in The Guardian on the current elite associate talent pool’s approach towards the sacrifices required to succeed at elite London law firms.
“Post-pandemic, people are more aware of work-life balance. As a firm, we speak to about 500 lawyers a week, and the number who don’t want to go for a partnership role is ever increasing. People say: ‘I don’t need that stress in my life.’ Lawyers will now go to law firms and say, ‘I will do two or three years and then go and do something else in law with a better work-life balance.’”
James’ comments were published in The Guardian, 27 July 2024.