Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
Every
single
associate
I’m
talking
to
these
days,
one
of
the
top
five
questions
they
ask
me
is,
‘What
is
your
policy
on
being
able
to
work
hybrid?’
We
struggle
with
associates…
the
age-old
philosophy
has
always
been
that
if
you
want
to
get
work
from
a
partner
you
need
to
be
where
the
partner
is.
If
you
want
to
walk
in
and
ask
questions,
it’s
an
in-person
concept.
Firms
are
really
struggling
with
how
we
train
and
mentor,
especially
associates
who
don’t
want
to
be
there,
but
we
have
no
choice
anymore,
right?
I
cannot
make
my
associates
be
in
the
office
five
days
a
week
when
every
competitor
in
town
will
let
them
be
remote
at
some
portion
of
it.
—
Amanda
Koplos,
president
of
the
Association
of
Legal
Administrators,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
on
the
results
of
the
the
group’s
latest
compensation
and
benefits
survey.
As
noted
in
the
survey
results,
the
legal
industry
has
established
a
“sweet
spot”
for
remote
work
versus
in-person
work,
and
a
majority
of
respondents
said
no
further
changes
are
likely
to
be
made
to
remote
work
arrangements
in
the
future.
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