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More Law Firms Get Aggressive on Vaccine Mandates While Reevaluating Office Returns

Leaders from Hogan Lovells, Stroock and Lowenstein said their office return timelines may change.
5 minute read

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The Remote Work Controversy: Can the Tail Wag the Dog?

The debate over remote work comes down to a reckoning of how much transformation the legal industry has really embraced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 minute read

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Morgan Stanley Hasn't Forced Broad Office Return Mandate but Clients Continue to Hold Sway

Shearman & Sterling, which includes Morgan Stanley among its top clients, is asking "most" workers to come into the office three days a week.
4 minute read

International Edition

Nokia's Chief Legal Officer: "Being 'Out' Allowed Me To Be Authentic"

Nassib Abou-Khalil also discusses the legal team's new diversity scorecard for panel firms and where in-house leaders should start in order to improve diversity in the sector.
5 minute read

International Edition

These Law Firm Leaders Are Pushing Back Against the 'Back to Office' Message

They see Morgan Stanley as an outlier and anticipate being able to pick up talent from firms that deny attorneys flexibility.
6 minute read

International Edition

What Had Morgan Stanley's Advisers Already Planned on Office Returns?

Most law firms for the bank have already incorporated some remote working into their return plans or have at least alluded to more flexible arrangements.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Pandemic Has Given Individual Lawyers More Leverage

Morgan Stanley's letter to law firms has the potential to create even more tension within firms and may cause "some attorneys to vote with their feet," one law firm consultant says.
4 minute read

International Edition

Top UK Lawyers Expect U-Turn on Remote Working Policies in Response to Morgan Stanley

A survey of senior lawyers found many expect their firms to buckle under pressure and most expect other banking clients to make similar office working demands.
5 minute read

International Edition

UK Firm Slashes Manchester Office Footprint, Leaves Home of 75 Years

The change comes as the firm introduces a flexible working model which will see colleagues working remotely up to 50% of the time.
2 minute read

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Cooley Says No Office Requirement for 2021, but Those Who Do Go In Must Be Vaccinated

Firm leadership said "we have evolved to such a degree that our workplace of the future will be neither fully remote nor fully in person."
2 minute read

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