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Answer to question 1
1. At my firm, the part-time policy is used by
If your firm has a real part-time program, your answer is
c: several dozen male and female attorneys who have interests and responsibilities outside the office.
Usage rates are a key indicator of the effectiveness of a part-time
policy. If your firm has a policy that few people will use, you can be
sure that the policy is not supported by the law firm management and
attorneys fear they will be stigmatized for using it. Use by male
attorneys as well as female attorneys is also a key indicator of
effectiveness; historically, societal pressures on men to achieve and to
be breadwinners have made them particularly reluctant to go part-time if
it will derail their career.
Answer d has been the model at many firms for the last two or three
decades; interestingly, many firms have had a de facto part-time policy
for partners who have interests outside of the office or who are slowing
down as they approach retirement, but they have had difficulty
conceiving of a work model that would permit other attorneys at the firm
to reduce their hours.
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