Animation by Hyeon Jin Kim/ALM The Way Back: How Law Firms Are Planning for Post-COVID Office Life
Office returns, vaccination policies and long-term effects of the pandemic on the law firm workplace.
October 18, 2021 at 04:00 PM
32 minute read
The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
It's been over a year since COVID-19 forced law firms to quickly move out of their offices, and firms have taken a broad spectrum of approaches when it comes to getting people back at their desks. Some rolled personnel back in over the summer in 2020, while others remain entirely remote, or as close to it as possible. With the vaccine rollout in full swing, still more are planning their next steps for a safe return, and permanent changes to their offices based on lessons learned in the past year.
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