LONDON—In the U.K., lawyers havealways shared offices. That is according to a recent featurewritten by GlobeSt.com sister publication, ALM's The AmericanLawyer.
Partners might have an associate or two sitting beside them sothey could easily communicate with and train more junior lawyers,according to Tony Williams, a principal at Jomati Consultants andformer managing partner of Clifford Chance. Cultural differencesalso exist. In the article dedicated to the shrinking office spaceof law firms, Williams says that “Partners [in the U.K.] are lessfixated by the idea of corner offices.”
Acoustic filters help reduce noise levels, he continued, andthoughtful design means that people don't need to sit by a windowto get natural light, he adds.
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