Working Hours at Gilbert + Tobin

For me, hours have not been too bad. During quiet periods, typically 9-5, during busier period typically 9-7/8.

The nature of our work means our hours fluctuate greatly, meaning you can have three months of long hours / weekend work, followed by a month with little to no work. This is the nature of the job - however, some teams do not feel comfortable to enjoy the slower months (in preparation for another busy period) because (1) people feel as though facetime is essential and (2) the emphasis placed on hitting your target makes you stressed that a quiet month will just balance out the long hours put in throughout the year.

No one is forcing you into the office but yourself, I work as hard as I need to get the job done and meet my targets but no more than that. It's flexible in that you can WFH whenever you need to and come in late / leave early - so long as you're working well / communicating with your team, meeting their needs and getting the work done, that's all that matters. That said, this is a tough job. The performance expectations are very high and the hours are certainly not for everyone.

Work hours are generally ok - some late nights due to unreasonable clients/deadlines but to be expected. No real flexibility around schedule in such situations, nor the being in-office rules though.

We work at the office 5 days, but if after hours work is required this can usually be done at home

For the amount of times spent in the office against my average billable hours, I would be unsatisfied. Facetime in the office is a big thing, particularly for our team. Even though we have a flexible working style, it is very difficult to actually adopt, as our partners are not well versed in reaching out over teams / mobile. When in the office, typically the partners cannot catch you until after 4;30-5pm, meaning you often stay late taking instructions. If you have not had a particularly busy day, there definitely is not a culture of leaving early.

Quite flexible, although the hours tend to be long

We work long hours (including late at night and weekends) when client needs demand it. However, we are also given quite a lot of freedom when work is not so busy.

As a graduate we are expected to work fairly long hours but this can be done from the office or home

They are fairly flexible if you have appointments or commitments. I don't like the hours simply because I think we work too much as lawyers, but that is the business model.

G+T is fairly flexible, and it does depend on your own ability to set boundaries and manage your time. I’ve been able to maintain a weekly commitment to social sport on a weekday evening for as long as I’ve been at G+T. People respect your commitments and will be happy to accommodate so long as you do your part to communicate it and make sure all your work is done.

There is flexibility in terms of how you work (ie. whether you work in the office or WFH, and flexibility to log on and off when it is suitable), but not in terms of how much work you do. There is high expectations that you meet and exceed your billable targets, you're always available and there are no boundaries to out of work hours both on weekdays and on weekends.

Hours can be long work-wise but G+T is very flexible with WFH - 3 days is the expectation but it is not a strict rule, and they are very accommodating as long as there is clear communication.

We have pretty strict targets but the firm is really good about letting us work those hours when it suits us. In smaller teams it's harder to be flexible as there's a bit of pressure to stay in the office with the team.

Company is flexible and supportive, but as a graduate you may do some long hours. I believe it expected in a corporate environment, so no surprises.

I believe that the firm offers good opportunities to try advanced work as a junior. However, the consequence of this is that I have often had to work late because I have more work to finish and greater responsibility within the team.

The firm is quite flexible and allows its employees to largely complete their work around other interests and hobbies, unless a particular task is urgent. The firm also provides great support in flexibility of hours to employees undergoing medical issues.

While we are busy, the firm's policy is generally, as long as you get the work done, you can work come and go as necessary.

9am-6pm is average, but there is flexibility to leave earlier if the workload allows it.

The work hours change but you can generally predict when there is going to be a busy time. When we are quiet we are encouraged to enjoy that time.