Professional staffers might be the least excited of any of the groups within a large law firm to get back to the workplace.
Yes, many firm leaders are still convinced that working in close proximity is necessary to keep the ties that hold a firm together from fraying. Partners value the routine they've developed from decades in the office, while ambitious associates want exposure to high-profile matters.
But 60% to 80% of the law firm professional staff surveyed by Cushman & Wakefield would be happy to continue working remotely, according to Sherry Cushman, executive managing partner of the commercial real estate brokerage firm. And a number of firms are likely to oblige, owing to the cost savings that they could realize from shrinking their real estate footprints.
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Dan Packel
Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
