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Biglaw Partners, It's Time To Say Bye-Bye To Your Big Offices

Ugh. Thanks a lot, COVID-19.

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The majority of partners recognize there’s a lot of different things you can spend your money on as a law firm. Having an office that’s bigger than somebody else just because you’re a partner, I just don’t think most people are motivated by that anymore. There may be a lot of hubris in the legal profession, but I don’t think that’s what most people think of as a top priority.

— the leader of an Am Law 100 firm who asked to remain anonymous to discuss industry news, commenting on the fact that Biglaw offices are going to be forever changed thanks to the pandemic that drove attorneys and staff to work from home. “[I]t will be the rare firm that won’t go to uniform-size offices,” that leader added. Kenneth Wiesehuegel, a senior associate at architecture and design firm Gensler who works with Am Law 100 and 200 firms, had this to say about Biglaw firms shrinking their real estate footprints, “The bottom line is it comes down to money. Rent comes out of partner pockets, so are they willing to pay rent on their office if they’re really not spending their time there?”

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.

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