Bloomberg Law’s Attorney Workload and Hours Survey asked 1,554 lawyers how much they work, how much of that work they bill, how satisfied they are with their jobs, and how they are doing in terms of their personal well-being. Using the results of this survey, we are now able to profile the satisfied lawyer—and a surprising amount of lawyers are, in fact, satisfied at work!
Furthermore, while in-house lawyers report being more satisfied in their jobs than their law firm counterparts, more than half of law firm lawyers still report a satisfaction level of 7 or more on a scale ...