Vinson & Elkins is one of a handful of Am Law 200 firms moving to a mandatory four days in the office for lawyers, but other large Texas-founded firms may be slower to take the same step as they adjust to client and cultural pressures in the post-pandemic era.

On Wednesday, Houston-founded Vinson & Elkins notified lawyers and business professionals that they would be required to work in the office four days a week, either Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday, beginning on Sept. 11. Mondays or Fridays would be the remote days. The new schedule applies firmwide, except for those working on an approved fully-remote schedule.