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Law Firm Flexibility Benchmarking

A study launched by the Alliance to track the progress of workplace flexibility in U.S. law firms and to address the need for more holistic data on flexible work and parental leave usage.

The 2022 Law Firm Flexibility Benchmarking Survey Report will be released in early 2023.

Save the Date! Flexibility Benchmarking Summit | April 4, 2023, 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET

The Flexibility Benchmarking Summit is a special event designed to provide a sneak peek at the results of our 2022 Law Firm Flexibility Benchmarking Survey. All individuals at member organizations, as well as survey participants, are invited to attend this event.

During the event, we will share trends and best practices in workplace flexibility, hybrid and leave policies implemented at law firms and the types of support available for those who work flexibly. The Summit will include valuable discussions between Manar Morales, Alliance President & CEO, and leaders from firms with innovative policies and practices in the areas of workplace flexibility and caregiver leave.

Members – register for this event in the Member Resource Center.

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New Partner Report

A yearly compilation and examination of data from over 200 of the nation’s largest and top-grossing law firms about attorneys promoted to partnership in U.S. offices.

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Pulse Poll: The Path Forward

We have released the results of our Pulse Poll: The Path Forward, to our Member organizations as well as non-members who participated in the poll. The report examines data and trends about the approach organizations plan to take regarding the hybrid workplace. Key findings and trends include:

Hybrid work is the future! 93.5% have or will implement a hybrid or fully remote work environment.
Many organizations will provide support and resources to foster successful hybrid work. More than half will offer technology resources and provide training.

If you would like to have access to Alliance research, please contact Angela Whitehead Quigley to discuss Membership options. We invite all of our members to engage with us on these and the many other findings in this report, as we remain committed to providing research-based solutions for our members to help navigate through the best practices and challenges related to the future of work.

For more information about this Pulse Poll, please contact Sejal Shah.

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Pulse Poll: The Future of Work

We have released the results of our Pulse Poll: The Future of Work, to our Member organizations as well as non-members who participated in the poll. The report examines data and trends about the approach organizations plan to take after the pandemic regarding workplace flexibility. Key findings and trends include:

Organizations remain committed to making remote work available to employees after the pandemic, and more are including all employees in their remote work offerings.
Organizations show greater commitment to building infrastructure to support remote work such as technology and training to enhance remote work success, manage remote teams, and address bias.
We urge more organizations to create flexible work affinity groups and ombudsperson roles, both of which will be increasingly necessary as remote work continues and expands after the pandemic.
Despite the positive commitment to remote work, many organizations are still unsure about key details in post-pandemic remote work policies.

If you would like to have access to Alliance research, please contact Sejal Shah to discuss Membership options. We invite all of our members to engage with us on these and the many other findings in this report, as we remain committed to providing research-based solutions for our members to help navigate through the best practices and challenges related to the future of work.

For more information, please contact Sejal Shah at sejal@dfalliance.com.

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Pulse Poll: COVID-19 & Re-Entry

Our COVID-19 & Re-Entry Pulse Poll was designed to uncover important data and trends about the approach organizations are taking during the initial COVID-19 office re-opening phase during which some employees are returning to the office while others are continuing to work remotely. This poll was conducted in late May and early June 2020 and includes responses from 34 organizations. In conducting and analyzing this pulse poll we strove to help organizations utilize workplace flexibility to foster their productivity, business continuity, talent management, and diversity and inclusion goals. The complete results of the poll were released to Alliance members and poll participants on July 8, 2020.

Noteworthy highlights from the results of the Pulse Poll include:

The vast majority of participants (85.3%) have a task force focused on re-entry and nearly two-thirds of these task forces include a Diversity & Inclusion professional.
A significant share of participants will allow all of their employees to work remotely (35.3%) and will use a “reason-neutral” process to determine who can work remotely (44.1%). However, too many organizations are still limiting which employees can work remotely based upon their function and/or their risk level.
A significant share are planning on launching the following trainings: Best Practices for Working Remotely (38.2%, or 13 of 34), Best Practices for Leading Remote Teams (32.4%, or 11 of 34), and Unconscious Bias (23.5%, or 8 of 34). Only a small number (3 of 34, or 8.8%) indicated they will have no trainings to support re-entry.

For more information, please contact Sejal Shah at sejal@dfalliance.com.

“While many firms and corporations have pledged their commitment to diversity and inclusion in recent years, their actions as they reopen their offices during the COVID-19 crisis will demonstrate their sincerity and have a meaningful impact on all employees. While I’m pleased to see that a significant number of firms and corporations are focusing on inclusion during office re-openings, I hope that more organizations will follow suit. It’s critical that firms and corporations incorporate D&I professionals in their Office Reopening Task Force, allow requests to continue to work remotely to be “reason-neutral,” and provide necessary virtual trainings.”

– Manar Morales, President & CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance

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Corporate Research Initiative

This research initiative explores the intersection of diversity and flexibility in a sample of the nation’s most prominent companies. It includes examining the availability and usage of flexible work policies and their relationship to retaining and promoting top, diverse talent.

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Law Firm Flexibility Benchmarking

A study launched by the Alliance to track the progress of workplace flexibility in U.S. law firms and to address the need for more holistic data on flexible work and parental leave usage.

New Partner Report

A yearly compilation and examination of data from over 200 of the nation’s largest and top-grossing law firms about attorneys promoted to partnership in U.S. offices.

Pulse Poll: The Path Forward

Pulse Poll: The Future of Work

Pulse Poll: COVID-19 & Re-Entry

– Manar Morales, President & CEO of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance

Corporate Research Initiative

This research initiative explores the intersection of diversity and flexibility in a sample of the nation’s most prominent companies. It includes examining the availability and usage of flexible work policies and their relationship to retaining and promoting top, diverse talent.

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