CHARLOTTE, NC - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that the Charlotte office is the 2012 recipient of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys' (NCAWA) "Balanced Life Workplace Award".

The Balanced Life Workplace Award (BLWA) is presented annually by NCAWA to an employer that has distinguished itself by establishing employment policies and practices that assist lawyers in achieving balance between their work and personal lives.  Any legal employer in either the public or private sector, employing at least two or more individuals, is eligible for consideration.   Among other factors, the employer’s policies and practices on work hours, office benefits or perquisites, part-time employment, flexible work schedules, leave options, effect on partnership prospects, and work-at-home or telecommuting arrangements are considered.

Award description and past BLWA winners.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm with over 225 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.