Biglaw Associates Are Tired Of The 'New Normal' And Want More Remote Work
The commute to the office really seems like a waste of time to associates these days -- especially since they know working remotely was so much more productive.
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They do want training, but I think a lot of them want free time, or the illusion of free time, sitting at home, where you don’t have corporate protocols and procedures.
So, I think some of those habits or behaviors crept in, or got calcified, during that period they were away [from the office], and people figured, ‘Why should I have to endure an hour or an hour and a half commute in some places, versus just being productive sitting at home?’
— Ronald Wood, managing director at Major Lindsey & Africa, and the author of the latest version of MLA’s Law Firm Culture Survey, in comments given to the American Lawyer on one of the reasons why he thinks associates perceived a negative culture shift at their firms: the lack of remote work opportunities now that they’re being required to return to the office to work for three or more days each week.
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