Part-time Arrangements
 December 12, 2004

According to a NALP survey, the percentage of practicing attorneys who are working on a part-time basis is increasing, but very slowly. The statistic rose from 2.9% of attorneys in 1999 to 4.1% in 2003. However, 96% of all law firms surveyed have some form of part-time arrangements with attorneys on either a case by case basis or as a general policy. A number of our clients seem to feel that the 96% statistic is high so, during the next month, we will be doing a survey of large firm HR Directors on part-time policies for both attorneys and staff. We’ll have the results in our next issue.