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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Does the Working Week Actually Work? - Law.com International

In our recently released survey, 96% of freelance legal consultants agreed that the traditional working week (9am – 6pm, five days a week) is no longer fit for purpose for modern lawyers.

Rest assured, you may be saying, I heard how the four-day week has been touted as the future. Trials by a number of British companies have proved successful, with the majority of businesses involved deciding to take the shorter week forward and as a result, reporting higher levels of productivity.

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