I’ve noticed conservative Republican chairs more often eager to get back in the office. Many of those people are in the Southeast or Texas, but a few in Chicago and New York.
— an unnamed law firm consultant, commenting on post-COVID Biglaw office reopening plans and the correlation between their geography and the politics of the region. The consultant also said they’d noticed that men seemed to be much more eager to get back to the office than women.
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