Associates May Need To Brace Themselves For 4 Days Spent Working In The Office Each Week
A fuller return to the office may soon be coming down the line, and associates should prepare themselves ahead of time.
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I think things are evolving [toward] ‘I want my people back in the office.’ I think that’s how it’s evolving.
— Brad Hildebrandt, chair of Hildebrandt Consulting, in comments given to the American Lawyer on the state of the in-office work week for Biglaw firms. The authors of the recently released 2024 Client Advisory from Hildebrandt Consulting and Citi’s Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group wrote that they “wouldn’t be surprised to see more firms adopt a four-day week” in-office. Right now, just a few top Biglaw firms require four days of in-office work, including Skadden; Ropes & Gray; Davis Polk; Weil; and Vinson & Elkins.
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