Biglaw Firm's Hybrid Reopening Policy Will Allow Lawyers To Control Their Own Schedules
The firm also has a voluntary vaccination policy.
People are looking forward to having the ability to come back to the office, but there is a real desire to have flexibility built into the new office work model. We have found that lawyers and others at a firm can work at a very high level to support the clients outside of the office in other settings.
[W]e do anticipate that most of our lawyers and consultants will work two or three days per week on average in the office, from the firm office or client location or traveling for client service. This is all evolving. I don’t think any of us could predict what the environment will be even two months from now, so you have to show flexibility.
— Andrew Kassner, co-chair of Faegre Drinker, in comments given about his firm’s hybrid work schedule, which is set to commence after the Labor Day holiday. As part of the plan, lawyers will be able to choose their own work schedules, and staff will work all remotely, all in-office, or a combination of the two. Faegre Drinker currently has a voluntary vaccination policy, in that those who are fully vaccinated may request exemption from the firm’s mask mandate, while those who are unvaccinated must wear masks unless alone or taking a socially distanced meal/beverage break. All employees in the office must complete daily health screenings.
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