Over the last several years, leaders in the legal industry have made significant upgrades in the way they conduct business, interact with clients, and recruit and retain talent. Firms want to create workspaces that are welcoming and foster more of a holistic environment within the office to take full advantage of the many benefits of technology—the opposite of the old-school format with cookie-cutter mahogany walls/doors and closed offices, and a never-ending cycle of paperwork being slowly routed from place to place.

Space today is collaborative and more efficient, allowing everyone at the firm to be “in on the action” so to speak, particularly when it comes to addressing legal matters that require coordination across practice floors and offices. With Millennials now making up a bigger portion of many law firms’ staff than ever before, there is a concerted effort to create office space that is thoughtful for all generations and fosters wellness and quality of life during the work day, and the opportunity to work productively in off hours, outside the office and throughout the workspace.