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Work-Life Balance Resource Centre: Striking the Balance
CBA Articles
Employment Insurance Maternity and Parental Leave Benefits for Self-Employed Persons
Recognizing the importance of work-life balance to Canadian lawyers, the CBA asked the federal government to extend Employment Insurance maternity and parental leave benefits to self-employed persons. The government listened, and help will soon be available through this program.
The ‘Second Season’ of Retirement for Lawyers: Are You Ready?
 Lawyers who keep up with evolving trends in the profession should have no trouble remaining in practice as long as desired. But even lawyers are not immune from the inevitability of demographics.
Paradise Postponed?
The year 2009 opened with a barrage of bad economic news, including bankruptcies, foreclosures and layoffs. Law firms are starting to feel the pinch as clients suffer from the downturn. But will that pinch turn into a financial squeeze that delays some senior lawyers’ retirement plans?
How to manage your time more effectively
Want to manage your time better? Wish you could find more hours in the day? There are plenty of complicated time-management systems out there, with lengthy to-do lists dedicated to squeezing every ounce of productivity out of the day.
Keeping Them by Sending Them Away: Sabbaticals and Lawyer Retention
Determine if a sabbatical solution is right for you and your firm: the arguments for and against; the building blocks of a program; the keys to successful implementation; and a sample policy which can serve as a starting point for your firm.
Do Not Go Gentle: Plan Now for Retirement, but Don’t Jump the Gun
That blissful time when you can golf, catch up on your reading, and pursue neglected hobbies might be a few years away yet, but now is the time to plan for it.
Guide: Planning Ahead for Partner Retirement
Perhaps no issue leaves firms as directionless as lawyer retirement. Much has been written on practically all other firm management issues. But when it comes to lawyer retirement, there has been very little guidance ... until now.
Podcast: New Ways to Practice Work/Life Balance
 At the 2006 CBA Canadian Legal Conference in St. John’s, a panel of work-life balance experts discussed the current situation, successful practices already in place, and a real-life example of a law firm where recruitment and retention issues have virtually disappeared following the introduction of “balanced” policies.
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From Across the Web...
There’s more to work-life balance than having a program in place
BostonHerald.com – By Elizabeth Reza
March 2009
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/womens/general/view.bg?&articleid=1154405&format=&page=1&listingType=wbb#articleFull
Is the Work-Life Balance Tipping in Work's Favor?
The Legal Intelligencer – By Gina Passarella
February 2009
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202428003878
Achieving Life/Work Balance
e-Bulletin – Law Society of Upper Canada
January 2009
http://rc.lsuc.on.ca/jsp/eBulletin/eBulletinJan2009.jsp
Work-Life Balance Scale Tipping in Work's Favor
The Legal Intelligencer – By Gina Passarella
November 2008
http://www.law.com/jsp/law/careercenter/lawArticleCareerCenter.jsp?id=1202425737910
Best Firms for Work-Life Balance
The National Jurist – By Karen Dybis
October 2008
http://www.betterlegalprofession.org/pdf/Best%20Firms%20for%20work-life-balance.pdf
Work/Life Balance in the Law
The Glasshammer – By Elizabeth Harrin
October 2008
http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2008/10/21/worklife-balance-in-the-law/
Commentary: Fathers Seek Work-Life Balance, Too
The National Law Journal – By Phoebe Taubman and Yolanda Wu
June 2008
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422297688
Work/Life Balance Initiatives in the Legal Profession
Oklahoma Bar Journal - By Melanie Jester
May 2008
http://www.okbar.org/obj/articles08/051008jester.htm
Law firms embrace alternative work arrangements, but not for all kinds of work
The Lawyers Weekley - By Arnold Ceballos
May 2008
http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&articleid=689
3 ways to retain your millennial employees
Asae & the Center – By Ryan Healy
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/ANowDetail.cfm?itemnumber=31276&resultpage=
Who’s Cuddly Now? Law Firms
The New York Times – By Lisa BeIkin
January 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/fashion/24WORK.html
Moving Beyond the Hype about Generational Diversity
Asae & the Center – By Jamie Notter
Fall 2007
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/JALArticleDetail.cfm?itemnumber=30439&resultpage=
Work/Life Balance for Attorneys: Initiatives, Flexibility and Support
Massachusetts Bar Association, Lawyers Journal – By Andrea R. Barter
July 2007
http://www.ll-a.com/news_events/upload/MBA-ARTICLE-SUMMER-2007.PDF
Work/Life Balance: Are you Tottering on the Balance?
Law Practice Management Program of the State Bar of Texas – By Debra Bruce
December 2006
http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/site/LawOfficeMgmtNewsletters/06_12_11.pdf
Managing your Work/Life Balance
Legal Business – By Anne Scoular
November 2006
http://www.meylercampbell.com/pdfs/LegalBusiness.pdf
Model Policy – Flexible Work Arrangements
The Law Society of British Columbia
2006
http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/practice_support/articles/policy-flexible.html
Part-Timers Find Room at Law Firm
The Boston Globe – By Maggie Jackson
November 2006
http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2006/11/03/part_timers_find_room_at_law_firm/
Survey Examines Work/Life Balance in the Legal Community
The Daily Recorder – By Connor Jane O’Brien
April 2006
http://www.grawa.org/documents/GRAWASurveyI.PDF
Flexible Work Schedules save Money, Research Shows
The Gazette – By Sarah Dougherty
April 2006
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=59313956-a7ab-49ae-b11e-17d38d034411&k=57054
At law firms, changes in work-life policy start at the top
The Boston Globe – By Maggie Jackson
June 2005
http://www.boston.com/jobs/globe/balance/archives/061905.shtml
Professionals demanding a work-life balance – and backing it up
The Globe and Mail – By Virginia Galt
March 2005
http://www.lifespeak.ca/documents/ProfessionalsDemandingAWorkLifeBalance.pdf
Statutory Routes to Workplace Flexibility in Cross-National Perspective
Work Life Law – Center of UC Hastings Law
2008
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/Statutory%20Routes%20to%20WkFlex.pdf
Work-Life Balance Policy
Law Society of England and Wales
2008
http://juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org.uk/files/Policy_Work_Life_Balance.pdf
The Great ‘Quality of Life’ Debate - Best practice in staff retention and job satisfaction - Survey results
Law Society of England and Wales,
2007
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/newsandevents/news/majorcampaigns/view=newsarticle.law?CAMPAIGNSID=317737
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Lawyers State their Case on Job Flexibility
Catalyst
2006
http://www.catalyst.org/publication/40/beyond-a-reasonable-doubt-lawyers-state-their-case-on-job-flexibility
Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms (Executive Summary)
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
2006
http://www.abanet.org/women/VisibleInvisibility-ExecSummary.pdf
In Pursuit of Attorney Work-Life Balance
Susan Fortney – NALP Foundation
2005
http://www.nalpfoundation.org/webmodules/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=111&z=15
Employers and European Flexible Working Rights: When the Floodgates Were Opened
UC Hastings College of the Law
2005
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/european_issue_brief_printversion.pdf
Working time, discrimination and the law: the family responsive workplace in Europe and the United States
American University Washington College of Law and the Washington Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
2005
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/conference_report1.pdf
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Creating Opportunities for Better Balance
Catalyst
2005
http://www.catalyst.org/publication/39/beyond-a-reasonable-doubt-creating-opportunities-for-better-balance
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Building the Business Case for Flexibility
Catalyst
2005
http://www.catalyst.org/publication/38/beyond-a-reasonable-doubt-building-the-business-case-for-flexibility
Working Time for Working Families: Europe and the United States
American University Washington College of Law, the Washington Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and the Hans Böckler Foundation
2004
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/Working_time_conference_report.pdf
Working time, discrimination and the law: the family responsive workplace in Europe and the United States
American University Washington College of Law and the Washington Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
2005
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/conference_report1.pdf
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Creating an Inclusive Work Environment – A Model Policy for Law Firms and Other Organizations
Law Society of Upper Canada
2004
http://rc.lsuc.on.ca/pdf/equity/sexualOrientationPolicy.pdf
Diversity and Changes – The Contemporary Legal Profession in Ontario
F. M. Kay, C. Masuch, P. Curry - The Law Society of Upper Canada
2004
http://rc.lsuc.on.ca/pdf/equity/diversityChange.pdf
Work/Family Conflict, Union Style: Labor Arbitrations Involving Family Care
UC Hastings College of the Law
2004
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/conflictunionstyle.pdf
Report on Equity and Diversity in Alberta’s Legal Profession
Alberta Law Foundation
2004
http://www.lawsocietyalberta.com/files/reports/Equity_and_Diversity.pdf
From Here to Flexibility in Law Firms: Can it Be Done?
Lauren Stiller Rikleen - MIT Workplace Center
2004
http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/docs/wpc0016.pdf
After the JD: First Results of a National Study of Legal Careers
NALP Foundation
2004
http://www.nalpfoundation.org/webmodules/articles/articlefiles/87-After_JD_2004_web.pdf
Better on Balance? The Corporate Counsel Work/Life Report
UC Hastings College of the Law
2003
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/betteronbalance.pdf
Beyond the Part Time Partner: A Part Time Law Firm
Brendan Miller, Thomas A. Kochan, Mona Harrington - MIT Workplace Center
2003
http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/docs/TCWPC100.pdf
Ten years into the Future: Where are we now after Touchstones
Canadian Bar Association Standing Committee on Equity
2003
http://www.cba.org/CBA/Equity/pdf/Annual_Report_Equality_2003_2.pdf
The New Glass Ceiling: Mothers--and Fathers--Sue for Discrimination
UC Hastings College of the Law
2002
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/newglassceiling.pdf
ABA Commission on Billable Hours Report: 2001-2002
2002
http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/billable/toolkit/bhcomplete.pdf
Balanced Hours: Effective Part-Time Programs for Washington Law Firms
American University, Washington College of Law
2001
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/BalancedHours2nd.pdf
The Future of the Legal Profession: The Challenge of Change
Canadian Bar Association – Young Lawyers
2000
http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/pdf/future.pdf
A Half-Time Tenure Track Proposal
Robert Drago and Joan C. Williams
2000
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/halftime.pdf
Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity and Accountability
Canadian Bar Association Task Force on Gender Equality in the Legal Profession
1993
http://www.cba.org/CBAStore/Search.aspx?ArticleId=12627
Survey Shows Workplace Discrimination is Still an Issue in the Legal Profession
Law Society of Alberta
http://www.lawsocietyalberta.com/files/newsreleases/News_Release19Feb04.pdf
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law - Work-Life Balance Bibliography
http://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/resources/lawpubs/Work-LifeBalanceBibliography.html#webresources
Yale Law School – Work/Life Balance Resources
http://www.law.yale.edu/studentlife/1559.asp
Department on the Status of Women: Gender Equality Principles – Work-Life Balance Resources
http://www.sfgov.org/site/dosw_page.asp?id=98221
Work & Family Literature Database
Boston College
http://library.bc.edu/F?func=find-b-0&local_base=BCL_WF
Staying at Home, Staying in the Law: A Guide to Remaining Active in the Legal Profession While Pursuing Your Dreams
Julie Tower-Pierce - American Bar Association
2008
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=1620389
Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work –Taking the Stress Out of Success
George W. Kaufman - American Bar Association
2006
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5110566
Judge for Yourself: Clarity, Choice, and Action in Your Legal Career
Miriam Bamberger Grogan and Heather Bradley – American Bar Association
2006
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=CEV05JFYB
Lawyer Life: Finding a Life and a Higher Calling in the Practice of Law
Carl Horn III - American Bar Association
2003
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=1610024PDF
Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace
Holly Lewis
2003
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588521095/australiawo0d-20
Balanced Lives: Changing the Culture of Legal Practice
Deborah L Rhode - American Bar Association
2002
http://www.abanet.org/women/balancedlives.pdf
Making Work Work for You
Gary A. Hengstler - American Bar Association
2001
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=V01MWWB
Keeping Good Lawyers: Best Practices to create Career Satisfaction
M. Diane Vogt & Lori-Ann Rickard – American Bar Association
2000
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5110437
Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent
Marcia Pennington Shannon, Susan G. Manch – American Bar Association
2000
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=Main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5110430
Work Life Balance Trends and Initiatives: Perspectives From a Large Law Firm
Michele Sims and Angelyn L. Dale – Oklahoma Bar Association
2008
http://www.legalspan.com/OKBAR/catalog.asp?UGUID=&ItemID=20080718-482543-84818
Coping with Today's Challenges: The New Shift in LAPs and LOMAPs
Rodney S. Dowell, Adele Hurst, Ellen Murphy- American Bar Association
2008
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=CEB08CWTC
The Best of Both Worlds: Strategies for Balancing the Home Court and the Trial Court
American Bar Association
2002
http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=V02TBBD
Websites/Blogs
American Bar Association Journal – Work Life Balance
http://www.abajournal.com/topics/worklife+balance
Flex-Time Lawyers – Women and Work / Life Articles
http://www.flextimelawyers.com/art.asp
Work Life Law – Website
http://www.worklifelaw.org/
Project for Attorney Retention – Website
http://www.pardc.org/
Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs – Website
http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/colap/
Law People– Blog
http://www.lawpeopleblog.com/articles/worklife-balance/
Up to PAR– Blog
http://lawyersworklife.blogspot.com/
JD Bliss– Blog
http://www.jdblissblog.com/
LPAC – PAJ
http://www.lpac.ca/
ESQ Blog– Blog
http://esqdevelopmentinstitute.blogspot.com/
Stress BioMetrica– Blog
http://www.stressbiometrica.ca/
American Bar Association Blog (Blawgs): – Blog
http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/worklife+balance
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