A national survey sponsored by the American Bar Association shows most lawyers want the option to work from home, and attend many court hearings, meetings, conferences and legal training sessions remotely.
Findings from “Where Does the Legal Profession Go from Here?” also show remote options are especially important to young lawyers, 44% of whom said they would leave their jobs for a greater ability to work remotely. Also, a majority of lawyers said they preferred bench trials, pretrial hearings, depositions and court-ordered mediations take place remotely.
The survey, commissioned by the Coordinating Group on Practice Forward, was conducted on behalf of the ABA May 30 to June 17 by The Red Bee Group.
Responses came from 1,994 ABA members.Most lawyers who responded (75%) work in private practice.
• Most lawyers (59%) work more than 40 hours a week. More than 1 in 5 (22%) work more than 50 hours a week.
• The vast majority (87%) said their workplace allows lawyers to work remotely. About 30% of lawyers work from home almost all the time. Another 30% work in the office nearly 100% of the time.
• Women lawyers, lawyers of color, LGBTQ+ lawyers and disabled lawyers reported feeling more stressed and perceived as less competent at work than their colleagues; feeling unable to be their authentic selves at work; and receiving demeaning or insulting comments at work.
• Most lawyers reported that working remotely or on a hybrid basis has not adversely impacted the quality of their work, productivity or billable hours. This is particularly true for women lawyers, 56% of whom said that remote or hybrid working increased their ability to balance work and family obligations.
• A majority of respondents said that courts should allow remote court-ordered mediations (82%), depositions (88%), pretrial hearings (93%) and even bench trials (64%).
Visit www.americanbar.org/initiatives/practice-forward.
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