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February 1, 2006
Overworked Lawyers
Susan Saab Fortney (Texas Tech) has written a research report based upon her research for the National
Association of Law Placement Foundation. Fortney studied attorneys practicing in law firms, government offices, and
corporate legal departments. The report, titled Pursuit of Attorney Work-Life Balance: Best Practices in Management finds that:
- About two-thirds of supervised firm attorneys agreed that they are forced to sacrifice fulfillment outside of work in order to advance their careers.
- Nearly half of supervised firm attorneys and 41% of supervised corporate attorneys reported that they would be willing to make less money in order to work fewer hours.
- Despite obstacles, part-time attorneys as a group reported a higher level of job satisfaction than attorneys working on a full-time basis.
- More than 70 percent of supervised attorney report having moderate to major problems in handling personal health/fitness needs, household responsibilities, and partner and family needs.
- Almost half of all supervised attorneys reported feeling stressed and fatigued most of the time.
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