Editor’s Note: This column is adapted from ALM’s Mid-Market Report. For more business of law coverage geared toward midsize firms, sign up for a free trial subscription to ALM’s weekly newsletter, The Mid-Market Report.

As their commercial leases approach expiration and renewal, midsize law firms are renegotiating the future of in-office legal work. For many, the “new normal” will feature an efficient floor plan that deemphasizes personal offices while paradoxically accommodating a growing attorney headcount.