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Welcome
to the Project for Attorney Retention (PAR), an initiative of The
Center for WorkLife Law of the University of California Hastings
College of the Law, funded by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation and other grantors. PAR works to stem unwanted
attrition among lawyers -- a benefit for both legal employers and
the lawyers themselves -- by promoting work/life balance and the
advancement of women in the legal profession.
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What are Balanced Hours?
"Balanced hours" programs, unlike traditional part-time programs, allow attorneys to work individually-tailored, reduced schedules that are designed to meet the firm's business needs while maintaining the attorney's ability to work and to develop professionally without stigma. Balanced hours programs involve active management of workloads in proportion to reduced hours, emphasize client service, and promote the values of the firm.
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Business Case for Balanced Hours
Read here why balanced hours benefit firms' bottom lines
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Book Now Available!
Solving
the Part-Time Puzzle: The Law Firm's Guide to Balanced Hours
By Joan C. Williams and Cynthia Thomas Calvert , NALP 2004
Solving the Part-Time Puzzle provides a clear roadmap for law firms that want to create and implement an effective, non-stigmatized part-time policy.
Available
from NALP
and amazon.com
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| The Scoop |
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Information
about work/life and part-time in Law Firms:
Which firms are best? Which are worst?
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Best Practices
PAR's research has resulted in a set of
best practices for law firms that want to have good balanced
hour programs that are effective retention and recruitment
tools. New best practices will be posted from time to
time -- check back often!
Read
PAR's Best Practices
click
here.
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Hastings Leadership Academy for Women
A leadership development program for women law firm partners.
May 29-31 and
July 17-19, 2008
Opting Back In
A telephone coaching group for attorneys who left law for a year or more to care for their families.
Continuing program. Call 415-565-4640 for possible openings.
PAR Consultants
Need some help with balanced hours at your firm? PAR has consultants who are available to work with you.
Click here for more information
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Corporate Counsel Project
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Final Report: Better on Balance? |
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| Law Firm Project |
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| PAR Usability Test |
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| Is your firm's part-time program an effective retention tool? Take this test! |
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PAR's
new report:
Law
Firms' New Partners Still Mostly Male
PAR's
Weblog
Check
out the latest work/life news for lawyers at PAR's weblog,
"Up to
PAR."
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PAR
Members
Sustaining
Members
| Arnold
& Porter* |
| Bryan
Cave |
| Carroll,
Burdick & McDonough |
| Coblentz,
Patch, Duffy & Bass* |
| Fenwick
& West* |
| Fulbright
& Jaworski* |
| Howrey* |
| McDonald
Law Group LLC |
| Powell
Goldstein* |
| Shook,
Hardy & Bacon* |
| Sonnenschein
Nath & Rosenthal* |
| Wal-Mart |
| Womble
Carlyle Sandridge & Rice* |
Supporting
Members
| Andrews
Kurth* |
| Arent
Fox* |
| Crowell
& Moring* |
| Del
Monte |
| Dickstein
Shapiro* |
| Farella
Braun + Martel* |
| Finnegan,
Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
| Foley
& Lardner |
| Hogan
& Hartson* |
| Jackson
Lewis* |
| KPMG
LLP |
| Latham
& Watkins |
| Lowenstein
Sandler |
| Luce,
Forward, Hamilton & Scripps |
| Mayer
Brown* |
| McCarter
& English* |
| McCarthy
Tétrault |
| Miller
Law Group* |
| Morrison
& Foerster |
| Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe* |
| Outten
& Golden* |
| Schiff
Hardin* |
| Sidley
Austin* |
| WilmerHale |
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Founding Member
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Support
PAR's work
Law
Firms and Law Departments:
Join
PAR
click
here for more information
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