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Although it seems that most of us will continue working remotely for the foreseeable future, some law firm leaders have expressed a desire to go back to in-person work in the office because they believe it is necessary for doing business. Page 2’s take on this is that while of course we all wish we could snap our fingers and get back to “normal” (whatever that may mean nowadays), this...

The pre-pandemic model of in-office work has long limited firms to hiring lawyers in the cities where they have established practices. To bring on someone who lived elsewhere, even a strong candidate whose skills would benefit the firm, would force the firm to spend on office space, and clients might raise an eyebrow at the idea of their attorney not being physically present in meetings. Why change the Way We've Always Done Things?

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Well, October has arrived, and that means you’ve been working from home for seven months! Back in March, it would have been impossible to imagine that, come fall, we’d still be meeting virtually with co-workers and clients. But here we are.

According to a report published in June 2020 by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), just over...

Attorneys react to the subject of awards submissions in a few different ways.

At one end of the spectrum is an enthusiastic cohort of lawyers who are happy to throw their hats in the ring (and don’t mind doing the work on the nomination to get there). At the other end are the attorneys who would rather let their practices and reputations do the talking.

But there is a third group of attorneys somewhere in the middle who feel ambivalent. While they would be thrilled to win an...

Elsewhere on the blog, we’ve stressed the importance of social media during this period of limited networking and remote work. Tools such as LinkedIn help you stay connected and market your practice in a way that meets current and prospective clients where they are.

But attorneys who have built a strong LinkedIn profile and regularly share high-quality content know that it can be pretty demoralizing to craft the perfect post, only to have it sit unread, without a “like” or a...