Rearranged: As COVID-19 Drags On, Law Firms Assess Their Largely Empty Offices
As COVID-19 halted the courts in March, Kendra Spearman finally found the time to start a nonprofit. Starting the Justice Renewal Initiative in April, which she planned to do since law school, allowed her to serve her clients beyond the courtroom.
10/22/2020
Remote working can be more than just an aberration in your firm’s history. Many attorneys are hoping measures like RON (which Gov. Pritzker is permitting in Illinois while the gubernatorial disaster proclamation is in place) and video conferencing for uncontested motions stay in effect long after the pandemic has passed. In the same context, measures put in place to manage your firm remotely can be brought back to the office to benefit your firm’s efficiency and bottom-line.
4/10/2020
Open office space was a concept many deemed to be the ultimate solution in workplace collaboration and company success. Touted as the perfect arena for brainstorming sessions that would inevitably breed the best products and services available on the market and the environment for which the strongest collaborations would be born, open office spaces were idealized as the new definition of a company’s culture: friendly, innovative, and team-focused.
5/17/2019
It’s important to know just what you’re getting with your office space provider before you sign on the line. We chose three major law office space providers in Chicago – WeWork, Regus and Amata – and broke down the differences to provide you better insight on where your firm might thrive best.
4/22/2019
Small businesses are having a great couple of years, and they are continuing to be optimistic towards the future. If you’re one of the many experiencing growth in your business, and evaluating office space, don’t go straight to the realtor’s office. Instead embrace the varied options available thanks to continued demand for flexible, cost-efficient space for small businesses.
3/28/2019
While being a telecommuter takes you out of the everyday hubbub you find in a traditional office space, it doesn’t restrict you from taking advantage of networking opportunities that can give you that face-to-face interaction you need, and also give you a leg up in growing your business.
2/20/2019
The number of Americans that work virtually continues to grow. While it has its advantages, it also has its drawbacks. Here is a list of 5 things you should know if you want to successfully work virtually.
1/23/2019