Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
The
pendulum
is
absolutely
swinging
back
toward
the
majority
of
partners’
and
associates’
time
being
in
person,
in
the
office.
—
Rachel
Nonaka,
a
Washington,
D.C.-based
recruiter
at
Macrae,
in
comments
given
to
Reuters,
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.
The
following
firms
now
require
attorneys
to
work
from
the
office
four
days
each
week:
A&O
Shearman; Cooley; Covington; Davis
Polk;
Dechert
(junior
associates); DLA
Piper (corporate
associates); Goodwin; Hogan
Lovells; Latham; Paul
Weiss; Ropes
&
Gray; Sidley; Simpson
Thacher; Skadden; Vinson
&
Elkins; Weil
Gotshal; WilmerHale;
and White
&
Case.
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