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What Do Politics Have To Do With Your Law Firm’s Reopening Plan?

Partners' political leanings could force you into the office.

I’ve noticed conservative Republican chairs more often eager to get back in the office. Many of those people are in the Southeast or Texas, but a few in Chicago and New York.

— an unnamed law firm consultant, commenting on post-COVID Biglaw office reopening plans and the correlation between their geography and the politics of the region. The consultant also said they’d noticed that men seemed to be much more eager to get back to the office than women.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.