Biglaw Firms Try To Lure Lawyers To The Office With Amenities That Offer The Comforts Of Home

Now lawyers can do yoga *and* nap at the office!
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Biglaw firms are doing the best they can to convince their lawyers to return to the office, and in many cases, that has meant adding “unconventional” features to their offices that will add fun, excitement, and even respite to their attorneys’ lives. So, what, exactly, are Biglaw firms offering that would make lawyers want to trek to the office instead of opening up their laptops and getting started on the day’s work without a commute?

Why work from home when you can hit up the firm’s new yoga studio and golf simulator? Why do your laundry at home when you can do it at the office? Why take a nap break at home when you can take a rest in a special napping room at work? These are just some of the compelling new opportunities that are available to lawyers in Biglaw. The American Lawyer has additional details:

Brown Rudnick is among the latest to update its New York office, which now features a yoga studio, two pelotons, and a golf simulator (which gets regular use by the firm’s CEO, Vince Guglielmotti.) The firm also added a washer and dryer for those lawyers who don’t have time to make it home, as well as an employee lounge, befit with an espresso machine.

Blank Rome built a state-of-the-art gym for its new Philadelphia office and commissioned local artists to do glasswork for the interior of the office. ”It’s gorgeous, and people like pretty. We wanted something that draws people in, and this definitely does,” said Shonette Gaston, the COO of Blank Rome. …

Both firms’ offices will now have rooms that can serve as a spot for a quick nap or a moment to destress. “We want people to feel like they can come and do everything they need to do in their day,” Gaston said.

As noted by Marisha Clinton, vice president of research east at Savills, “Office visitation rates are, in fact, up, and that really has to do with the quality of the space.” These days, it’s all about amenities, and Clinton says that companies are “trying to create the best-in-class space with the latest and greatest amenities and technology to encourage people to get back into the office.”

Brown Rudnick and Blank Rome both expect attorneys to work from the office three days each week, and their renovated offices — complete with fitness and wellness spaces — may be just the right thing to make associates and partners alike feel good about the return to the office.

Will it work? Stay tuned.

Pelotons, Gym, Napping Rooms: Latest Law Firm Renovations ‘Draw People’ In with Home Amenities [American Lawyer]

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