Britain's Linklaters offers German lawyers fixed-hour career path

Lawyers working for Linklaters in Germany will be able to work fewer hours for lower pay from next month, breaking the profession's mould of punishing workloads."YourLink", a career path which offers pre-agreed, regular hours, will be on offer to Linklaters lawyers below partner level in Germany from May 1.Linklaters, one of Britain's leading law firms, says the initiative is born partly from a long and onerous legal qualification period in Germany, which reduces the pool of qualified lawyers, a