"According to a recent study by BCG Attorney Search, the four-day mandate for office attendance is becoming the norm in Biglaw - although not all firms are fully transparent about their expectations. The report, "Remote Work in Law Firms 2025-2026," finds that 68% of major law firms require attorneys to be in the office four days a week. Another 12% mandate full-time attendance, while just 8% allow lawyers to work fully remotely."
"However, it's not always easy to know just what a firm's *real* expectations are. According to the report, 73% of law firms provide "vague or misleading" descriptions of their policies, and 89% of the associates surveyed say there are unwritten, cultural expectations that exceed the stated policies. The report includes a ranking of firms based on their friendliness to remote work and offers tips to lawyers seeking to verify a firm's true attitude toward office attendance."
Sixty-eight percent of major law firms require attorneys to be in the office four days per week. Another 12% mandate full-time attendance, and 8% allow fully remote work. Seventy-three percent of firms provide vague or misleading descriptions of their remote-work policies. Eighty-nine percent of associates report unwritten cultural expectations that exceed stated policies. Firms are ranked by remote-work friendliness, and practical tips are provided for lawyers to verify actual office-attendance expectations. Noncompliance with attendance mandates continues to carry enforcement consequences for lawyers who do not abide.
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