At the start of this year, Shook Hardy & Bacon created the option for part-time partnership. Rather than having to remain of counsel, attorneys can advance from part-time associate to part-time partner. This policy was enacted especially in order to meet the needs of young female associates who often are trying to start families while managing their careers. This juggling act clearly has its effects, as only 16 percent of partners at the nation’s largest firms are women though they make up almost half of associates nationwide. However, it’s not just women that need more accomodating schedules; many women and men nowadays simply don’t want to put in the hours that previous generations did. Flexible work schedules like those offered by Shook allow these attorneys more freedom, yet still keep them on track for partnership if that is what is desired.
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