Firms
are
being
much
stricter
about
attendance
and
tying
it
to
bonuses
and
retention,
because
they
can
now.
A
year
ago,
they
couldn’t.
—
Andrew
Detherage,
managing
partner
of
Barnes
&
Thornburg,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer
on
how
Biglaw
firms
may
be
leveraging
their
office
return
policies
against
their
associates’
bonuses.
Detherage
went
on
to
explain
that
while
his
firm
doesn’t
have
a
specific
number
of
office
days
in
mind
for
associates,
“[We]
expect
lawyers
to
work
in-person
and
be
engaged
regularly.
And
we’ve
allowed
some
flexibility
there,
but
also
really
encouraged
our
people
to
come
back.”
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
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hear
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