These days, more and more firms are being classified as “lifestyle” law firms. Before you ask, no, this doesn’t mean that there’s an abundant supply of Xanax in the break room (at least, there shouldn’t be).
Generally speaking, lifestyle law firms try to maintain the importance of quality of life. They strive to recognize that lawyers have a life outside of their job, and do what they can to help maintain work-life-balance. This ultimately means less of that firm culture where the firm becomes your entire life, and more of a firm culture where the firm is only part of your life, and you still are able to maintain the core of who you are outside of work. Here are some “lifestyle” perks that you can find at certain firms:
You can still incorporate one of these ideas or any other related ones to your firm without needing to tag it under the “lifestyle” category, of course. It’s not necessarily about what your firm’s culture is labeled as. But, anything that leads to less turnover and happier workers means more productivity. That, regardless of what kind of firm you are at, is always a good thing.
Related Resources:
- Vault’s list of best “lifestyle” law firms according to associates (Law Professors’ Blogs)
- Top 5 Ways to Avoid Attorney Burnout (FindLaw’s Strategist)
- Will Relaxing Make You a Better Attorney? (FindLaw’s Strategist)
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