Building firms where staff don’t neglect other duties in life

As someone who co-founded a law firm while seven months pregnant, award-winning managing partner Danielle Snell is acutely aware of the need to create a culture and workplace whereby legal staff – lawyers and partners alike – do not feel as though their responsibilities outside of work come second. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Elit Lawyers by McGirr and Snell managing partner Danielle Snell to discuss the importance of reflecting on the need to balance the myriad roles one holds in life, how well the legal profession has done in accommodating idiosyncratic needs, and why the opinions and viewpoints of junior staff are incredibly important. Snell also delves into how being told that becoming a mother would stunt her legal career spurred her to create a better culture for her own staff, the need to seize opportunities to create a better environment, championing the idea of staff bringing their full selves to work, how she and her business partner inculcate such ideas across their firm, challenges inherent with such an approach, and how best other firm leaders can look to make practical changes in their own workplaces. .................................................................................................... 📰 Lawyers Weekly is Australia’s leading source for independent news, in-depth analysis, and expert commentary on the legal profession. Published daily and reaching over 110,000 legal practitioners across the country, our coverage goes beyond headlines — shaping and progressing the business of law in Australia. Like this video? Don’t forget to subscribe to Lawyers Weekly on YouTube: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFyUY4niT1nPdLeWaRPphQ 📖 Subscribe to our monthly magazine – the bible for legal business in Australia: 👉 http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/subscription-options 🎵 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bZtDcWPwv7M3M7cch41jp?si=3f960b0546b941b8 🌐 Visit us online for the latest legal news and updates: 👉 http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au 🔗 Connect with us on social media: X/Twitter: http://twitter.com/lawyersweekly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lawyersweekly LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/lawyers-weekly-australia