Hybrid Work Policies
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Technology
'Market Pressure' And Office Mandates Aren't Going To Work Long-Term
Some Biglaw firms think the job market gives them leverage to mandate in-office work. The data says they're very wrong. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partners *Still* Don't Want To Go Back To The Office
So much for those attendance mandates. - Sponsored
Survey Results: A Perspective On The Private Markets
Ontra surveyed over 400 private markets professionals about what to expect this year and their legal process pain points. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.17.23
* Fifth Circuit judges anoint themselves pharmaceutical scientists to determine that the FDA probably didn’t understand mifepristone when its scientists exercised their statutory and regulatory authority. So now judges are historians, neurologists, and drug scientists. Yale and Harvard JDs really prepare you to be jackasses of all trades! [Reuters]
* Speaking of judges acting as neurologists, the Federal Circuit backtracked to avoid that charge and cited Judge Pauline Newman’s reticence to hand over medical records of a cardiac event as the key justification to ban her from the court. Which fails their own twisted rationale since a risk of heart attack has no bearing on a judge’s faculties. But in any event, they’re cardiologists now, too. [Law360]
* It took a matter of hours for Trump supporters to publicly circulate the names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors. [NBC]
* By nixing student loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court likely also jacked the market by robbing it of 401(k) investment. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Law firms are generally uninterested in a fully remote workforce — which is understandable in some practice areas. But somehow this is going to get conflated with hybrid work models and some dumb firm is going to think it has cover to fully end working from home — to the delight of the firms looking to poach. [American Lawyer]
* Fox News needs a new CLO after the last one presided over the company accumulating upwards of a billion in liability. Who would want this job? [Corporate Counsel]
* Freshfields managing partner races in FIA bronze level events in his spare time. [LegalCheek]
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Biglaw
Davis Polk Is 'Predominantly An In-Office Firm' Now, As It Clings To Mandatory 4-Day Attendance Plan
Sorry, but the 'modern law firm workplace' is hybrid, without this forced attendance nonsense. -
Biglaw
What Does 'Flexibility' Mean At Your Biglaw Firm? In True Lawyer Fashion, It Depends
Its meaning seems to change based on how much control the firm wants to exert over its attorneys. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.15.23
* Keep track of who’s who in the latest indictment. [Politico]
* Meanwhile, Abbe Lowell and Winston & Strawn have stepped up their collective role in the Hunter Biden case, arguing that the original plea agreement included binding government promises that didn’t evaporate just because the judge rejected the deal. [Law360]
* CFPB going after data brokers selling people’s personal data. Yet again, the government agency making the most direct, tangible impact for people is the one that still worries that every election might be its last. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Justice Department urges Supreme Court to deal with unconstitutional social media laws out of Texas and Florida. [Reuters]
* Has “flexibility” lost all meaning when it comes to law firm office scheduling? No. Just because some law firms try to engage in flexibility newspeak, doesn’t actually change its meaning. [American Lawyer]
* AI may not be ready to replace lawyers, but the California Innocence Project is leveraging the tool to assist in pursuit of justice. [ABA Journal]
* London Kirkland team headed to Paul Weiss resigned on a Sunday in a power move. [LegalCheek]
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Biglaw
This Biglaw Firm Won't Be Moving To A 4-Day In-Office Attendance Policy -- Yet
But attendance will be taken into account for performance reviews. Yikes.... -
Biglaw
Another Biglaw Firm Moves To A 4-Day In-Office Schedule
Four days in-office is slowly building momentum. - Sponsored
LawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
AffiniPay’s latest product for the legal community, introduced earlier this year, presents a simple web-based solution for attorneys seeking seamless firm cash flow. -
Biglaw
Good Luck Trying To Make D.C. Lawyers Return To The Office 4 Days Each Week
Office attendance may become ‘one of the more important if not most important issue’ for law firms to deal with in the coming years. -
Biglaw
Biglaw's Bad Ideas: 4-Day Office Mandates And Attendance-Based Bonus Policies
These concepts are incredibly unpopular. -
Biglaw
Top 10 Biglaw Firm Announces 4-Day In-Office Attendance Mandate
This is the same firm that killed the five-day, in-office workweek not so long ago. -
Biglaw
Not Every Biglaw Firm Is As Inflexible About Working From Home As Others
Do we really need to mandate office time? No, we do not. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Associates Are NOT Happy With This 4-Day Office Mandate
Fortunately, other firms aren't rushing to follow the leader on this (yet).
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The Digital Transformation Imperative
Survey Results: A Perspective On The Private Markets
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Biglaw
West Coast Biglaw Firms Won't Be Mandating Office Attendance Any Time Soon
California wins when it comes to hybrid work policies for associates. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Are Holding Leverage Over Associates' Heads With Their In-Office Work Mandates
The tables have turned, and power has shifted back to Biglaw firms. -
Biglaw
Biglaw's 'Bank' Of Remote Days Will Only Make Associates More Frustrated About Having To Work From The Office
They're already working all the time -- why does it matter where they work? -
Biglaw
More Biglaw Firms May Soon Mandate 4 Days Spent Working From The Office
So much for those 'hybrid' schedules.... -
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Biglaw
Not Even Biglaw Partners Want To Return To The Office 3 Days A Week
Seems like these in-office work mandates aren't going so well.... -
Biglaw
Maybe Biglaw Firms Won't Be So Quick To Follow The Leader When It Comes To Office Attendance Mandates
Or maybe this is just wishful thinking. We'll find out soon....