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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 24, 2020

A panel of legal professionals on Monday said that, four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many attorneys seem to have adjusted to working from home and may not need to get back in the office anytime soon, Law360 reports. The New York City Bar Association hosted the event to discuss challenges facing the legal profession during the pandemic. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Jyotin Hamid told the audience, "I think now that we've recognized that we can do a lot more than we might have imagined remotely, we're going to continue to do that because it's better in so many ways." Other speakers said they are expecting firms to continue to offer flexible working arrangements because not all attorneys wish to go back to the office. One panelist listed health concerns and family responsibilities as reasons some attorneys don’t wish to go back, adding that law firms can’t dictate which employees qualify as “high-risk” for severe illness from the virus.