Law firms pushing increased office attendance this fall are also counting on an idea that surfaced when Big Law first began working in person after pandemic lockdowns: a “bank” of remote days.

The notion, announced by both Davis Polk & Wardwell and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, is both a nod to how work has changed and an effort to win over skeptical lawyers who would rather have more flexibility, analysts said. But, others added, it probably won’t be a big factor in a lawyer’s choice between two firms. And it could suggest the “new normal” is veering closer to the old normal.