legal sanity

I’m taking some time away from legal sanity over this week to spend some time with my family while the kids are off from school. I’ll leave you with this article on lawyer efforts to balance work and family via flexible work programs and other law firm initiatives. More food for thought on work-life synergy can be found in a companion article featuring the Balanced Hours program recently launched at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham. Taking the topic of equilibrium to task is this post on Work/Life Balance in the Law Firm. In it, blogger Tom Collins bluntly asserts: “If you don’t want to work nights and weekends, don’t go in the restaurant business. If you can’t stand the sight of blood, don’t become a surgeon. If your aren’t prepared to earn your professional spurs and build your book of business through long hours and putting clients’ interests and deadlines first, stay away from joining a law firm.” While I take issue with this assertion, I think it well states the opinion of many seasoned lawyers and fuels the ongoing dialogue on a very important issue.