LSAG Legal Briefs - Vol 2

open-plan settings. Their conclusion? “[D] emonizing open plan is just factually incorrect.” An office that is designed well for your organization will work well for your organization. That doesn’t mean it has to be open plan—or private. Both—and anything in between—can work. For Fried Frank, finding the right balance and introducing flexibility and openness has been absolutely transformative. Remember that initial class of summer associates? All of them accepted offers to come on as full associates. It’s a tight-knit group whose camaraderie will now form a lasting part of the firm’s culture and continued growth.

those who ranked highly across the three criteria outlined below (design, noise management, and access to people and resources)—showed little variation in terms of which individual space was most effective. Open benching worked just as well as a private office for companies with spaces designed for their culture and their needs. When Leesman dug into same topic in their “The Next 250K” research report, the results were even more pointed. Of their top 10 most effective offices, only one location consisted of primarily private or shared offices. In the workplace they measured to be most effective, 92% of the employees worked at designated

The enhanced café has monitors in its comfy booths which can display connected laptop screens for collaborative work or cable television if a team wants to unwind.

coffee culture

refreshments

gaming

retreat

collaborate

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