by Louisa van Eeden-Smit | Mar 24, 2022 | D&I, Flexible Working, Freelance Life, Future of Work, Work/Life
Being a lawyer is often a vocation. Lawyers – whether you work in-house, in private practice, or as a freelance legal consultant – are problem-solvers, analysts, innovative thinkers, exceptional writers. The law is a career choice which provides intellectual...
by Louisa van Eeden-Smit | Feb 24, 2022 | Flexible Working, Freelance Life, Future of Work, Work/Life, Working in Law
Supercharge your freelance legal career As a freelance lawyer or paralegal, you have control over how you work. From the hours you choose to work to the variety of work and clients. Here are our five alternative tips to thriving as a legal consultant. #1 Spend some...
by Tracey Wood | Dec 22, 2021 | Work/Life
The past two years have served as a stark reminder that very few things in life are certain. That doesn’t necessarily make it any easier to manage change, especially when plans you’ve been looking forward to are disrupted without warning – again. Dashed expectations...
by Laura Vosper | Oct 14, 2021 | Work/Life
Make time for sleep, protect against burnout A recent report by LawCare lifted the lid on some of the mental health issues impacting on lawyers and paralegals, and what we can do better as an industry. In particular, it highlighted the correlation between getting a...
by Laura Vosper | Sep 9, 2021 | Flexible Working, Freelance Life, Work/Life
Look after yourself For many legal teams, the last quarter of the year is the busiest, as everyone else in the organisation pushes to finish projects before business closes at the end of December. This year, with continued uncertainty about the progress of the...
by Laura Vosper | Sep 2, 2021 | Flexible Working, Freelance Life, Future of Work, Women in Law, Work/Life, Working in Law
What’s next? September sees schools start again in most of the UK (Scottish schools are already two weeks in). After the disruption caused by the pandemic and repeated home-schooling, parents around the world are hoping that this academic year will see a return...