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Biglaw Associates Still Want Flexibility, Remote Work Options

The works perk of greater flexibility that associates received during the pandemic may be here to stay.

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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.

Every single associate I’m talking to these days, one of the top five questions they ask me is, ‘What is your policy on being able to work hybrid?’ We struggle with associates… the age-old philosophy has always been that if you want to get work from a partner you need to be where the partner is.

If you want to walk in and ask questions, it’s an in-person concept. Firms are really struggling with how we train and mentor, especially associates who don’t want to be there, but we have no choice anymore, right? I cannot make my associates be in the office five days a week when every competitor in town will let them be remote at some portion of it.

— Amanda Koplos, president of the Association of Legal Administrators, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on the results of the the group’s latest compensation and benefits survey. As noted in the survey results, the legal industry has established a “sweet spot” for remote work versus in-person work, and a majority of respondents said no further changes are likely to be made to remote work arrangements in the future.

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 X/Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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