Tag archive for ‘opt-out’
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 08/29/08
With a long weekend before you, with plenty of time to mull over “if only…” thoughts about work (especially if you’re sending a child off to school next week), a long list of flexible legal job prospects seems rather appropriate. For all of those lawyers trying to figure out what they want to be [...]
Uncle Sam: Tomorrow’s Hot Employer
If you’re keeping up on the political scene, you probably know there is a lot of talk at the Democratic National Convention about the future creation of millions of new jobs–and quite possibly flexible ones, too, given the “green” focus of those potential jobs. Well, candidates aside, The Washington Post’s Joe Davidson reports that [...]
Opting Out: First Come MBAs, Next Lawyers
A new study finds that MBA moms are more likely than doctors or lawyers to stay home full-time. But lawyers don’t trail too far behind on MBA heels. According to the study (undertaken by two Berkeley professors, Catherine Wolfram and Jane Leber Herr), “Opt-Out Patterns Across Careers: Labor Force Participation Rates Among Educated [...]
Can ‘Recovering Attorneys’ Go Back to the Law?
Yesterday, I asked “does opting out of the law to pursue different interests mean severing the professional umbilical cord?” My answer: absolutely not.
But what about lawyers who sever the legal cord, and later decide they want to reattach to the law?
First off, do they exist? And, Is it possible? Heck, [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 05/20/08
A few deadlines kept me away, but I’m back with these cool flexible finds…possibly perfect ones for lawyers seeking greater work / life balance, part-time options or simply a free time project.
Part-Time Staff Attorney, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)
Part-Time, Work-from-Home Attorney (NY/FL)
Work at Home Legal Researcher
Researcher, Legal Writing and Research (MD)
Grant Writer (VA)
Board [...]
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