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DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK - As we noted in yesterday’s Morning Minute, firms are having a heck of a time trying to figure whether, when and how to bring their fried lawyers and staff back into the office. As Law.com’s Lizzy McLellan writes in this week’s Law.com Barometer newsletter, arriving at those decisions is not so much about making calculations as it is about fortune-telling. While some firms are eyeing fall for a return to physical space, others have no set timeline in mind yet. “Now that so many lawyers and business professionals have been fully remote for so long, it’s easy to talk about getting back on public transit and flooding into the office, but it might require a bit of an ease-in period,” McLellan writes, adding that going all-in on the wrong decision could have real consequences: “Setting strict requirements for office attendance runs the risk of turning some people off, which could make them consider a move to a more flexible-minded law firm. With the talent market being as competitive as it is right now, that’s a risk few firms are likely to take.” To receive the Law.com Barometer directly to your inbox each week, click here.
