THE REMOTE AND THE ALIENATED - Considering the epic amount of arm-twisting it’s taken to get law firm leaders to grant a modicum of flexibility to their lawyers, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the “second-class citizens” of these firms are faring even worse. According to a new report, there remains a “clear disparity” in remote work requirements for lawyers as opposed to business professionals at law firms. The 2022 Law Firm Leadership Survey, conducted by the Withum consulting firm in late summer and early fall this year, found that approximately three-fourths of responding firm leaders said their firm’s lawyers were using some kind of flexible work model. However, only 35% described moving to a permanent hybrid work model for staff. A plurality of respondents (40%) said their staff were “back full-time” in the office, and about 14% said their law firm professionals were “back part-time.” Marci Taylor, a principal at Withum and one of the contributing authors of the report, told Law.com’s Andrew Maloney that the gap between work arrangement policies is “bad for morale, bad for culture, bad for employee engagement.” But hey, aside from that, it’s no big deal.
COSTING AN ARM - With recession concerns lingering, law firms are looking for costs to cut. And, as Law.com’s Isha Marathe reports, more subsidiaries could soon be getting the ax. Earlier this month, The American Lawyer reported on New Jersey-based Porzio, Bromberg & Newman selling its compliance...
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