Research & Projects — Corporate Counsel Project 2011
Nationwide Survey of In-House Attorneys
PAR is conducting a study of work-life balance for corporate counsel. Visit the link below to participate in our nationwide survey of in-house attorneys. The survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete and your contribution to this effort will help legal departments develop more effective work-life balance programs for in-house lawyers.
PAR is currently doing a follow up study to its report on work/life balance for in-house attorneys, Better on Balance? The Corporate Counsel Work/Life Report (2003). That report focused on three principal goals: one, identify the types of work schedules that in-house attorneys use successfully to find work/life balance; two, develop best practices and a model policy; and three, test the perception of many law firm partners that corporate counsel, as clients, would not want to work with law firm attorneys who were working part-time. The project examined the work schedules used by in-house counsel to create work/life balance and best practices for retaining attorneys through non-stigmatized flexible work arrangements. Additionally, the project studied ways that legal departments, as clients, can assist law firms in decreasing turnover and promoting stability in attorney-client relationships.
Click Here for the Full 2003 Report: Better on Balance?
PAR’s upcoming study, beginning in summer, 2010, will consist of two parts. The first phase is a series of focus groups designed to explore the work/life issues that in-house counsel identify as relevant and important to them and to get their experiences with work/life balance. Findings from the focus groups will be used to design an on-line survey that will be implemented nationwide in order to assess wider trends in work/life issues among corporate counsel. The survey is expected to launch in February, 2011. Please check back soon for a link to the survey! PAR is currently seeking sponsors for the Corporate Counsel Project.
