Working Hours at Norton Rose Fulbright

My normal working hours are 8.30 till 6pm or 7pm. The company is very flexible with working hours and location. I am welcome to work from home whenever I wish and provided I get my work done within the allocated time, work is not concerned with when I do the work.

I was well aware of the long hours expectation of corporate law firms before I commenced at NRF. I give this a 5/10 because some weeks I have worked 60+ hour weeks, and some weeks I have work 40 hours weeks.

Work hours are generally 8:30 - 6pm. Later days are likely to happen in bursts, usually once or twice a month. NRF is quite flexible with hours and some people adopt a "start early-finish early" approach.

Highly flexible - a lot of team members work from home on a regular basis. It is open to me to do the same provided it is communicated with everyone first.

It certainly has not been like the horror stories you hear of grads working till the early hours of the morning (yet). Even as a grad, I've been given permission to work from home regularly which greatly helps my work-life balance.

Overtime is factored into our pay so expectations are clear. I leave on time when my workload is light although it feels a bitt odd since other people seems to stay back. Flexibility with hours depend on the workload but arrangements can be made with your supervisor to accommodate for requirements.

The company is flexible. However, I am in a unique position where I also work with the Perth litigation team, who are two hours behind. This can often be challenging when it comes to scheduling my work week.