"Goodwin - a firm that brought in $2,448,850,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 19 on the Am Law 100 - recently announced in a memo viewed by Above the Law that it will upping the ante on its in-person attendance requirement to four days each week. Come January 5, 2026, the firm will be expecting attorneys to be at their desks Monday through Thursday each week, with Friday remaining an optional day to work from the office or from home."
"To support you during this time, we are adding an extra work-from-anywhere week in December between Christmas and the New Year. We are also introducing Thrive Back, a new re-entry program for colleagues returning from leave. Flexibility remains a core value and we appreciate that life happens. Necessary focus time, medical appointments, or your child's school play are real human obligations - among countless others - that we make space for."
Goodwin recorded $2,448,850,000 in gross revenue in 2024 and ranked No. 19 on the Am Law 100. The firm will require attorneys to be in the office Monday through Thursday starting January 5, 2026, with Friday optional. The firm will remove personal attendance dashboards and encourage intentional engagement. The firm will add an extra work-from-anywhere week in December between Christmas and New Year and introduce Thrive Back, a re-entry program for colleagues returning from leave. The firm affirms flexibility as a core value and acknowledges obligations like medical appointments and family events. Several other Biglaw firms also require four days in-office.
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