How Young Attorneys Are Shaking Up Law Firm Culture

Brad Wine spoke to the ABA Journal about how young lawyers are shifting attitudes in the legal profession, especially in terms of prioritizing mental health and a better balance between work and their personal lives.

According to Brad, law firms will have no choice but to meet the demands of the next generation of legal talent.

“You can bemoan the good old days,” Braid said. “But the reality is, this is the army we’re going to war with. We either recognize their needs and reflect those needs in the environment we’re asking them to work in, or we’re telling them, ‘You need not work here.’”

He added that too often, the relationship between BigLaw firms and associates is transactional, with lawyers billing thousands of hours each year, paying off their law school debt, and moving on.

“We want people that could stay with us for a long time,” Brad said. “I don’t want to burn people out after a year or two. We invest too much money in the training and development of these associates.”

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