Discover key insights into our 2019-20 Flexible Working Survey.
Key Insights
- 44.4% work the traditional 9-5 hours
- 89.7% cited flexible working hours as “important” when searching for their next role
- 29.4% of legal professionals cited that they were “100% loyal” to their current employer
- 72.2% of legal professionals ‘set a hard boundary’ between home and work life
Based on an Simply Law Jobs survey of 36 legal professionals.
Responses acquired between 15th November 2018 and 2nd August 2020
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