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We’ve all been there: Working long hours on numerous matters, we feel we can never catch up, much less get ahead. In the legal industry, this is often the norm. But is the norm actually a “normal” amount of work? In this COVID-19 environment, and amid the “ Great Resignation ,” lawyers and staff who remain in the firm often have more responsibilities and work than before the pandemic.
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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
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