ANALYSIS: More Quiet Quitting, Less Hustling Next Year in Legal

The legal profession is notorious for glorifying “the grind” and for promoting overachieving. But there are signs that attorneys may be reaching a breaking point, and we can expect to see more lawyers “quietly quitting” in the year to come.

“Quiet quitting”—which refers to employees disengaging from overachieving at work and instead doing just what they need to and nothing more—has become a viral topic in 2022. The legal industry initially appeared to have been immune from this phenomenon, but it appears that years of 50-plus hour workweeks, as well as the stresses of the past three years, have taken ...