Associates Can Expect To Be In The Office 3 Days Each Week If The 'Kirkland Model' Catches On
But do lawyers really want to be in the office that much?
Certainly, managing partners and firm leaders are pretty anxious to get back. That’s not true up and down the line, but there is a desire to get on with it and establish what the new norms are going to be. There are different expectations across firms, but I’m guessing the Kirkland model, with some variation, will become the norm.
— Lisa Smith, a law firm consultant with Fairfax Associates, commenting on law firm return-to-office plans in an interview with Reuters. Under the “Kirkland model,” which the firm announced earlier this week, associates are expected to work from the office three days each week.
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