Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
Law
practice
at
the
highest
level,
especially
litigation,
is
a
labour-intensive
exercise.
There
really
aren’t
any
shortcuts.
There
are
no
‘Einsteins’
that
enable
you
to
do
projects
and
get
right
to
the
end
sooner
because
you’ve
had
a
flash
of
brilliance.
It’s
hard
work,
it’s
time
consuming.
I’ve
seen
data
that
indicates
US
firms
on
average
tend
to
work
much
longer
hours,
or
materially
longer
hours.
You
could
say
that
maybe
the
British
firms
have
a
healthier
sense
of
work-life
balance,
that
may
be
one
explanation.
— John
Quinn,
executive
chairman
of
Quinn
Emanuel,
in
comments
given
to
The
Times,
concerning
the
tendency
of
lawyers
at
U.S.
firms
in
London
to
work
more
hours
than
their
counterparts
in
British
firms.
“US
firms,
they
may
work
harder,
that’s
one
thing,”
Quinn
went
on
to
say.
“The
other
thing
is,
you
see
these
stories
about
partners
being
poached
by
[American]
firms
in
London
and
the
US
as
well,
with
large
sums
being
enticed
to
make
moves
with
very
large
increases
in
compensation.
I
think
they’d
be
more
willing
to
do
that,
and
they
have
more
money,
they
have
more
wherewithal,
too.”
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