2024 Bright Insight

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Flexibility to support work/life balance has largely become synonymous with remote/ hybrid work policy in the eyes of many law firms who, prior to the pandemic, may have been highly resistant to implement. Over the last few years, firms have become increasingly open to hybrid work schedules, including for first year associates. In fact, 95% of firms surveyed are currently allowing first year associates to work remotely at least one day per week, but two days per week remote is the most common . Fully remote work for first year associates is almost nonexistent in the industry with only 2% of surveyed firms allowing it.

Remote Work Less Prominent in Top 100 Law Firms

60%

47%

40%

43%

28%

24%

20%

16%

8%

14%

5% 4%

2%

5%

0%

0 days remotely

1 day/week remotely

2 days/week remotely

3 days/week remotely

4 days/week remotely

5 days/week remotely

All Firms

Global 100/Am Law 100

All Firms (2022)

Global 100/Am Law (2022)

Source: Cushman & Wakefield Research

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