Neither Of These Top Biglaw Firms Will Require Attorneys To Return To The Office In 2021

Maybe other firms will follow suit.

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We want to be mindful of and supportive of the associates for whom return to the office may be difficult this year. What happens beyond 2021 is anybody’s guess in terms of how the pandemic shapes the way we work.

— Tom Cerabino, co-managing partner of Willkie Farr, commenting on the fact that his firm will not require any of its attorneys to return to the office for in-person work in 2021. Wilson Sonsini will not be requiring any of its attorneys to return to the office this year, either. “The reality is our teams have adapted very well to working virtually and remotely,” managing partner Doug Clark said. “[W]e as a firm will be much more flex with alternative work arrangements than we ever imagined we’d be in the past.” Both Willkie and Wilson Sonsini lawyers who want to go back to the office may do so, as long as they follow local regulations and health precautions.

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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