It
wasn’t
long
ago
that
Biglaw
firms
began
flocking
to
Miami,
Florida,
where
the
only
thing
hotter
than
the
sun
is
the
area’s
prospects
as
a
stellar
secondary
market.
With
brick-and-mortar
offices
opening
there
left
and
right,
last
month,
one
of
the
Am
Law
100
firms
that
opened
up
shop
there
in
2019
announced
plans
to
ditch
its
current
office
in
favor
of
a
more
progressive
framework.
Morrison
&
Foerster
—
a
firm
that
brought
in
$1,343,000,000
gross
revenue
in
2023,
putting
it
at
No.
38
in
the
Am
Law
100
—
broke
news
that
after
its
lease
expires
at
the
end
of
the
year,
it
will
“transition
to
a
flexible
office
space
model.”
At
the
time,
we
questioned
what
this
could
mean,
wondering,
“Is
the
firm
moving
to
a
virtual
office
like
Husch
Blackwell’s
Link,
adopting
a
WeWork-style
environment,
or
hoteling
its
attorneys
in
a
new
space?
We
suppose
we
shall
see.”
According
to
the
Daily
Business
Review,
we
now
know
what’s
going
on
at
MoFo
Miami.
It’s
nine
local
attorneys
will
be
working
remotely
and
using
WeWork
offices
on
an
as-needed
basis.
(We
love
being
right!)
As
noted
by
Pat
Cavaney,
the
firm’s
chief
operating
officer,
“At
this
point
in
time,
we
have
no
other
plans
[to
go
fully
hybrid
in
other
markets].
One
of
the
things
we
want
to
do
is
see
how
this
model
works
for
us.”
Cavaney
went
on
to
say
that
while
he
doesn’t
think
there
will
be
an
issue,
“[W]e’ll
be
watching,
undoubtedly
making
a
few
tweaks
in
terms
of
how
we
do
certain
things.”
Best
of
luck
to
Morrison
&
Foerster
on
its
new
hybrid
work
operations
in
Miami!
Will
the
firm’s
decision
inspire
more
of
its
Biglaw
brethren
to
make
similar
moves?
Stay
tuned.
Why
Morrison
&
Foerster
Is
Transitioning
Into
a
Hybrid
Office
Model
in
Miami
[Daily
Business
Review]
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