Ira J. Coleman, chair-elect of McDermott Will & Emery.
More than three years after the onset of the pandemic, the legal industry is still struggling with how to get attorneys and staff back to the office. To be fair though, almost every industry is still struggling with the question of whether and how often folks should be physically present to do their jobs.
In this week’s episode—the first installment of a two-parter—Law.com business of law reporter Patrick Smith sits down with Ira Coleman, chairman of Am Law 50 firm McDermott Will & Emery, to unpack the office attendance conundrum.
Smith and Coleman discuss the reasons why being in the office, at least some of the time, is beneficial to lawyers’ careers. Coleman also talks about McDermott’s approach to the issue, which seeks to find middle ground between lawyers’ desire for better work-life balance and the firm’s desire to bring people together to aid in their professional development.
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