Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

What does this madness mean for lawyers who work in the City of Brotherly Love? Thanks to the heavy congestion on the parade route, several law firms are allowing their employees to work remotely, while others are permitting flexible work hours.

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Above The Law

JULY 26, 2021

Yeah, we don't know what Morgan Stanley's smoking.'.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 21, 2021

This push to return to “normal” is inevitable, even as many employers, including law firms, struggle with evolving guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities. Should employers be open to continuing the work-from-home model, a hybrid model, or simply fast-track the return to full-time office occupation?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JUNE 21, 2020

Most law firms are distributed businesses, at this point. But, even as the economy leaves the pandemic in its wake, at some future point, the way that people work is likely to be changed forever. If you need help creating a work from home program that works, we can help.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2022

Is this what the latest version of a 'hybrid' work environment will look like? The post Law Firm’s New Metaverse Shop Lets Attorneys Work From The Office While Working From Home appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

High profile back-to-the-office announcements from Biglaw heavy hitters have many wondering if the legal industry’s remote work flexibility era may soon come to an end. But it seems the industry as a whole still relishes working from home too much to give up.

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Above The Law

JULY 20, 2022

The post Working From Home Is Much Cheaper Than Working In An Office appeared first on Above the Law. More managers should consider the money attorneys and staff might save if they are not required to come to an office too often.

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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2023

The post Not Every Biglaw Firm Is As Inflexible About Working From Home As Others appeared first on Above the Law. Do we really need to mandate office time? No, we do not.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 6, 2021

“Covid-19 Threatens to Blow Up Law Firms’ Intense Office Culture — for Good; Lawyers have spent more time in the office than many other professionals during the pandemic; Now they’re demanding more work from home”: Te-Ping Chen will have this article in Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JUNE 23, 2024

Working from home ain’t the same as working in the office. Now, the thing that’s interesting is that most law firms – most employers, I would go so far as to say – treat in-office and virtual employees the same way. Remote employees also require law firms to adopt additional policies.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home and communicating and collaborating via real-time communication tools has become the norm for many law firms and…

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In large part, remote-work tech tools have been a boon during the past months. But danger lurks behind certain tech when working from home. Working remotely, whether part-time or full-time, requires a variety of technology. Also, you can purchase Paranoid Home Devices to block your smart speakers.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 23, 2024

appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Fear of Zoom can leave you frozen like your Wi-Fi dropped out. But you can conquer Zoom anxiety with these five tips. The post Will Your Paralyzing Fear of Zoom Ruin Your Life?

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Then, the partners’ options were to allow you to actually use a sick day or let you work from home while recuperating. Working from home was better than not working at all, but it was definitely frowned on. Even for a solo lawyer, working remotely was frowned upon. The Office Doors Are Open.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 15, 2021

While most law firms default to a hierarchical organizational structure, a flat organization focused on collaboration has its benefits. The traditional law firm tends to have clear hierarchical lines: attorneys, paraprofessional staff, business professionals and support staff.

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OneLegal

MARCH 4, 2021

Leverage key tech tools to help keep your team protected, ease the stress of client management, and increase productivity, while working from home now or in the office. The post The 10 essential tech tools for forward-thinking law firms appeared first on One Legal.

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Above The Law

JUNE 1, 2021

The firm has reached a happy, middle ground as far as flexibility is concerned.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 6, 2021

We’re seeing firms pushing the envelope and doing things like: Offering associates in lower-cost markets “New York” salaries plus the ability to work from home. Rethinking Law Firm Recruitment and Retention. As a result, firms should rethink their recruiting and retention strategies in a time of crisis.

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Above The Law

MAY 25, 2023

Law firm bringing associates back for a mandatory M-Th office week. The post ‘You Didn’t See Your Kids Before The Pandemic, You Shouldn’t Expect To See Them Now,’ Says Elite Law Firm Partner appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 24, 2021

This s**t better not fly.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 7, 2022

Now is not the time to put the health and safety of law firm employees at risk in favor of some of the benefits of keeping an office open. The post Law Firms Should Close Offices Due To Omicron appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2023

The majority of law firms use just five or fewer unique software products, according to a legal industry study published today by the law practice management company Smokeball. Not surprisingly, the report finds that the events of the past three years have made it the status quo for law firms to embrace technology.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In the office, if you ask your assistant for help with graphics for a trial exhibit, he may walk down the hall to get help from the IT team member who has the Adobe license. When everyone is working from home, this might not happen with the same ease. Examine your working hours. Reimagine Your Workday.

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CARET Legal

JULY 10, 2024

By leveraging the power of mobile practice management software and fostering a supportive culture, law firms can help their employees find a healthier balance between their professional and personal lives. So, let’s embrace the future of work-life balance in the legal industry.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2021

The LexisNexis InterAction 2021 Marketing & Business Development Report tracked law firm business development activities during the pandemic. So, what did high-growth firms do that no-growth firms did not? Some law firms have seen great success, others barely hung on, and others went out of business altogether.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 12, 2024

The post Another Major Law Firm Goes Full Big Brother To Enforce Office Attendance Policy appeared first on Above the Law. You'd best get your butt to the office.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For the first time, this year’s awards included a special recognition for work-from-home creativity. Law Firm of the Year. The awards were announced during The Changing Lawyer Virtual Summit , a full-day conference focused on discussion of disruptive ideas and groundbreaking insights. Congratulations to all.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 18, 2020

By way of example, many law firms transitioned to remote working at the start of the pandemic and many continue to have work-from-home mandates in place. Law firms hoping to survive and thrive in 2020 need to meet these evolving client expectations. Online access to case-related information.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They just said the quiet part out loud.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JULY 28, 2020

With work from home/remote work in full swing, employees may be pleasantly surprised by how productive they can be outside of the office. Meanwhile, law firm managers, who are used to hav ing butts in seats in leased office spaces, wonder what to do next. And, managers should e mbrace the change.

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Mondaq

MARCH 15, 2022

Workers must be notified by the employer of any intended electronic surveillance, 14 days prior to its installation.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Like we didn’t already have enough acronyms working in a law firm? A WFH Paralegal is a work-from-home paralegal. This is different than a “virtual paralegal” who does contract work for a variety of law firms. Home office organization is vital when working from home.

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MyCase

APRIL 6, 2021

For more than a year now many lawyers have worked remotely at one point or another. For many law firms, the shift to a remote workforce was an abrupt one and didn’t always go smoothly. The shift to remote work. The tools used by law firms to ensure that work could be done remotely were usually cloud-based.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The post Burned Out By Law Firm Life? appeared first on Above the Law. The gig economy has seen an influx of growth in the past few years, and the legal profession is not immune to this shift. How To Tap Into The Gig Economy For Lawyers.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 3, 2022

You should have learned a few things from how your present firm has handled the work-from-home issue. How has the firm answered questions about working from home? Here the firms may differ overall, but once again, the partners you work for will override any firm commitment to the issue.

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ALPS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Just when you thought you had perfected your cybersecurity training for law firm employees… Time to think again. More people utilizing consumer-grade equipment in a less secure work-at-home environment creates a fertile ground for phishing attack victims. Employees cheerfully simply click away.

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

These systems have served law firms well, but there are good reasons for large and small law firms to consider moving to the cloud. Today’s pressure comes from supporting remote collaboration, mobile working and the change in working practices, employee and client expectations resulting from the pandemic.

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