Will Biglaw Ever Return To Normal? Ehh, Nope, Probably Not.

covid work from homeEvery time a firm has put a date down for return to office normalcy they’ve had to revisit it, and I think that’s more than likely to continue to happen.

— Legal consultant Kent Zimmermann, commenting on the fact that Biglaw firms planning for a return to a pre-pandemic relative normalcy of in-office work may not ever see that day come. Flexible face-time policies have worked for many elite firms for some time, and throughout the coronavirus crisis, remote work has brought “financial fortunes” to Biglaw and has not affected attorney performance.

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