What motivates Lawyers?

Holiday entitlement UK Firms US Firms In-house >25k 25-40k 41-75k 76-120k 121k+
20 days 0% 13% 7% 39% 17% 5% 0% 20%
21-25 days 50% 53% 37% 45% 53% 55% 37% 40%
More 0% 7% 13% 6% 8% 4% 22% 20%

Overall holiday entitlement is quite generous for lawyers with UK firms offering more days on average (50% of employers offer between 21-25 days and 50% offer 26-30 days). US firms are less inclined to offer the maximum holiday entitlement with 53% offering 21-25 days and 27% offering 26-30. In-house lawyers are more likely to receive extra holiday, with 13% stating they are entitled to more than 30 days per annum.

Most lawyers have had to cancel a holiday due to work commitments with roughly a third of all respondents doing so at some time or another.


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