Law Firms Are Anxious to Resume In-Person Retreats, but Backup Plans Remain | The American Lawyer - The American Lawyer

What You Need to Know

• Law firm leaders are hoping for full in-person partner retreats, but prepping for a hybrid model.
• The events of last summer have ingrained on firm leaders the futility of predicting the future when it comes to COVID-19.
• All three leaders emphasized the importance of in-person gatherings.

At the beginning of 2021, law firm leaders were hoping for a return to in-person retreats, while preparing for the likelihood of virtual ones. The thinking for 2022 has changed somewhat, but not to the point of guaranteeing full in-person summits.

After the optimism of spring 2021 turned into the disappointment of the summer—as the delta variant and lagging vaccination rates prolonged the pandemic—optimism appears to be back en vogue.

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source: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2021/11/01/law-firms-are-anxious-to-resume-in-person-retreats-but-backup-plans-remain/

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