"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. Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she's worked since 2011. She'd love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn."
The pendulum is swinging back toward the majority of partners' and associates' time being in person in the office. Numerous top law firms have implemented four-day in-office attendance requirements for attorneys. Specific roles affected include junior associates at some firms and corporate associates at others. The shift constitutes a broader tightening of attendance policies across the Am Law 50, with the new requirements tied to 2026 policy adjustments. The change signals a move away from remote-first arrangements toward increased on-site presence at major law firms.
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