{"id":136701,"date":"2025-11-11T16:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/11\/the-office-strikes-back-more-top-law-firms-embrace-a-four-day-attendance-mandate\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:35:19","slug":"the-office-strikes-back-more-top-law-firms-embrace-a-four-day-attendance-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/11\/the-office-strikes-back-more-top-law-firms-embrace-a-four-day-attendance-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Office Strikes Back: More Top Law Firms Embrace A Four-Day Attendance Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The pendulum is absolutely swinging back toward the majority of partners\u2019 and associates\u2019 time being in person, in the office<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Rachel Nonaka, a Washington, D.C.-based recruiter at Macrae, in comments given to Reuters<\/a>, concerning the number of law firms that are boosting their in-office attendance policies for 2026, with four-day attendance requirements spreading across the Am Law 50.<\/strong><\/em> The following firms now require attorneys to work from the office four days each week: A&O Shearman<\/a>;\u00a0Cooley<\/a>;\u00a0Covington<\/a>;\u00a0Davis Polk<\/a>; Dechert<\/a> (junior associates);\u00a0DLA Piper<\/a>\u00a0(corporate associates);\u00a0Goodwin<\/a>;\u00a0Hogan Lovells<\/a>;\u00a0Latham<\/a>;\u00a0Paul Weiss<\/a>;\u00a0Ropes & Gray<\/a>;\u00a0Sidley<\/a>;\u00a0Simpson Thacher<\/a>;\u00a0Skadden<\/a>;\u00a0Vinson & Elkins<\/a>;\u00a0Weil Gotshal<\/a>;\u00a0WilmerHale<\/a>; and\u00a0White & Case<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post The Office Strikes Back: More Top Law Firms Embrace A Four-Day Attendance Mandate<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The pendulum is absolutely swinging back toward the majority of partners\u2019 and associates\u2019 time being in person, in the office<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Rachel Nonaka, a Washington, D.C.-based recruiter at Macrae, in comments given to Reuters<\/a>, concerning the number of law firms that are boosting their in-office attendance policies for 2026, with four-day attendance requirements spreading across the Am Law 50.<\/strong><\/em> The following firms now require attorneys to work from the office four days each week: A&O Shearman<\/a>;\u00a0Cooley<\/a>;\u00a0Covington<\/a>;\u00a0Davis Polk<\/a>; Dechert<\/a> (junior associates);\u00a0DLA Piper<\/a>\u00a0(corporate associates);\u00a0Goodwin<\/a>;\u00a0Hogan Lovells<\/a>;\u00a0Latham<\/a>;\u00a0Paul Weiss<\/a>;\u00a0Ropes & Gray<\/a>;\u00a0Sidley<\/a>;\u00a0Simpson Thacher<\/a>;\u00a0Skadden<\/a>;\u00a0Vinson & Elkins<\/a>;\u00a0Weil Gotshal<\/a>;\u00a0WilmerHale<\/a>; and\u00a0White & Case<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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