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The Partners Want Us Back in the Office — Now What?

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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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‘We Need All Lawyers In The Office’ Says Bank Definitely Not Freaking Out About Commercial Real Estate Portfolio

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Morgan Stanley doth protest a lot about working from home.

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Day in the Life of a Litigation Paralegal

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I currently work for a reputable litigation firm that specializes in bankruptcy, business disputes, real estate, and family law. We receive many partition cases, and I am most experienced in partition/real estate and bankruptcy cases. I love the work I do, no matter how stressful it may get.

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Five Freaky Friday Workplace Trends

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Even before the pandemic, some law offices had a reputation as ghost towns — lonely places where lawyers toiled away in paneled offices behind closed doors, rarely seen, and warrens of cubicles hid the doorless from view. Working remotely has heightened the sense of disconnection, of being together but alone.

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Biglaw’s Footprint Is Shrinking

Above The Law

This is what happens when everyone wants to work from home. The post Biglaw’s Footprint Is Shrinking appeared first on Above the Law.

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USPTO Downsizes HQ; Building Owner Faces Financial Troubles

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Instead, the USPTO has leased the complex from New York-based real estate owner LCOR. When the agency first moved in, hoteling and work-from-home examiner programs were in place, but not the expectation. The renewed 5-year lease covers 1.6 million square feet.

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Do You Fit Cybercriminals’ Ideal Victim Profile?

Attorney at Work

Using your home address as your business address? Real estate sites give literal insight into what your home looks like and where your loved ones sleep. A data thief simply needs to Google your name and note the ZIP code to get an idea of how much dough you have (and thus can afford to pay in a ransomware demand).

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