What Would Your Dream Law Office Be Like?
This week, we took note of a general counsel who has just started building a tree house office in a forest near Evergreen, Colo. The game plan is for a 12-by-19-foot space complete with Wi-Fi and possibly a wood-burning stove.
Some major law firms have also recently overhauled their offices’ designs. At Seyfarth Shaw’s new Atlanta office, all lawyers’ offices are the same size, regardless of seniority. And Seyfarth Shaw’s Chicago location, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s New York location and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius’ Washington, D.C., location all feature nothing but frosted-glass “walls” for every office to make use of natural light and send a message of teamwork. And a new space for the 20-lawyer Childress Duffy Goldblatt in Chicago offers a rooftop deck with wireless access, a coffee bar, comfortable sofas and flat-screen televisions.
And then of course, there’s the Legal Grind in Santa Monica, Calif., and the Chicago Legal Café, which operate out of dedicated coffee shops.
So what we want to ask you: What would your dream law office be like? Totally green and paperless? Full of creature comforts for lawyers and clients? Or are you already practicing from your dream office?
Answer in the comments below.
Read the answers to last week’s question: Does Your Office Have a Dress Code? Do You Follow It?
Featured answers:
Posted by State Agency: “I work for a state agency and was initially puzzled as to why the agency’s dress code prohibited spandex. When spring rolled around, however, I realized that a) this needed to be stated explicitly and b) it was an excellent policy! “
Posted by Joe: “My boss is old school. We are in Texas. Coat and tie every day the court is not closed. It is hot!! But we cowboy up and do it anyway. Never let ‘em see ya sweat!”
