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Law Firms Find 'Back to the Office' Means Different Things For Different People

International firms are torn between setting firmwide office mandates, in the name of fairness and consistency, and recognizing varied expectations across cultures and regions.
9 minute read

International Edition

Good Business or Big Brother? In-Office Tracking is a Contentious Subject and Messaging Matters

Law firms track everything from badge swipes to keystrokes for their employees. But is putting a person's location in a public forum a bridge too far?
5 minute read

International Edition

Weil Gotshal Implements Four-Day Office Mandate in London

A number of other US firms have introduced a mandatory four-day in-office week in recent months, including Ropes & Gray and Vinson & Elkins.
2 minute read

International Edition

Gender Diversity: Firms Must Jump Off the Bandwagon and Focus on What Works

Next 100 Years founder and former lawyer Dana Denis-Smith calls for a more strategic look at diversity initiatives, focusing on the changes that make a real difference.
4 minute read

International Edition

Vinson & Elkins Mandates Four Days in All Offices

The Vinson & Elkins policy applies to most lawyers and business professionals, including at the firm's international offices in London, Dubai and Tokyo.
2 minute read

International Edition

Corporate Legal Departments Need to Show Their Value, GCs Say

In-house counsel need to be present and technology, including generative AI, is not going to be able to replace a business's trust in a human lawyer, chief legal officers said at the ALM General Counsel Summit in Sydney.
4 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel, Fried Frank Tell UK Lawyers to WFH Throughout August

The firms are continuing a new, mostly US-firm-led tradition of allowing staff to work remotely during the summer.
2 minute read

International Edition

Ropes & Gray's Move to 4 Days in the Office Includes International Offices

Ropes & Gray confirmed that the four days a week in the office also applies to lawyers in London and Dublin, and said lawyers in Asia offices have returned to pre-pandemic norms of five days a week in the office.
4 minute read

International Edition

Ropes Is Latest Law Firm to Require Lawyers to Work Four Days a Week in Office

Ropes leaders told lawyers that the additional time in the office will help the firm be successful in a highly competitive market through collaboration.
2 minute read

International Edition

Australian Law Firms Are Flexible About Flexible Work

While most firms say they want lawyers in the office "more often than not," they are not setting hard-and-fast rules. "We know one size fits no one," said MinterEllison chief talent officer Alissa Anderson.
4 minute read

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