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Part-Time Lawyers
January 1, 2008 Although 98 percent of large U.S. law firms report that they offer part-time schedules for their lawyers, only 5.4 percent of lawyers in private practice in 2007 were working part-time and 75 percent of them were women. Associates are more likely to be working part-time (4.8%) than partners (3.0%) but other lawyers such as of counsel or staff associates had the highest rate at over 19 percent. This information is available through an analysis performed by NALP and reported on December 5, 2007.
Part-time Work at Law Firms in 2007
Despite the general availability of part-time arrangements in law firms, the situation is different for entry-level lawyers. Of law firms offering part-time arrangements, 56 percent preclude entry level lawyers and only 9 percent of firms made part-time arrangements available to all lawyers without qualification. For a city by city breakdown of the availability and usage of part-time lawyer opportunities, send an email to Bob Lang at bob@LRGLLC.com. | 
