As legal professionals navigate high-pressure environments characterized by long working hours, the dream of work-life balance seems puzzling. However, you need not sacrifice personal aspirations to soar in your legal career.
Peerpoint, an extension of the international law firm Allen & Overy, has been facilitating lawyers globally to interweave commendable careers and fulfilling lives. This initiative incorporates over hundreds of top-tier attorneys, many of whom have carved distinctive paths aligning legal endeavors and personal passions. This route steps away from traditional avenues in favor of consulting assignments and project-based roles, letting lawyers experience the intriguing aspects of law practice without the strain of daily grind.
David Slade, a Washington DC-based senior projects and infrastructure lawyer, illustrates how Peerpoint facilitates a hybrid of legal and personal pursuits. Despite his high dedication to law, he managed to find time for his passion for art with Peerpoint’s help. Besides crafting oil landscape paintings, Slade has written a book named Puppy’s Pancakes, conveying his grandchildren’s adventures through whimsical pancakes.
Another inspiring example is Ruth Karfiol Glazer, an experienced corporate lawyer from New York and Connecticut. After stepping back from her job to raise her children, Glazer decided to re-launch her legal career while maintaining her hobbies and family life. On her first assignment with Peerpoint, she advised an international bank on innovative transactions and negotiations while enjoying hobbies such as pickleball and ping pong, as well as performing in community theater.
Other Peerpoint talents have divergent interests outside law too. A real estate attorney has recently completed a part-time PhD about mediating whistleblowing besides volunteering at a legal advice clinic. Another Peerpoint lawyer, when not lawyering, is training for the world championships in Brazilian jujitsu.
Peerpoint also opens doors to international opportunities. An example is Lauren, a capital markets lawyer who traveled to Korea to learn the language and start a publishing business. Read about Vanessa, who works on Wall Street projects remotely while residing by the beach in Australia.
Besides, working on interim opportunities with Peerpoint comes with resources and support expected from a top tier global law firm. Thus, being independent doesn’t mean going solo. To find that ideal equilibrium, reach out to Peerpoint at talent.us@peerpoint.com or find out more.