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Continued From Page 30 For example , how will the firm adjust to fewer in-person meetings and more work-from-home staff ? We ’ ve undergone a fundamental shift in how law firms compete with each other and the competition for a law firm ’ s most valuable asset , its top talent , is fierce .
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC Patricia K . Costello , Esq ., Managing Member-Elect
Hiring shortages will be an issue for all industries .
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After 20 months operating in a largely remote work environment , I believe that CSG faces two challenges : the first , also shared by the majority of the legal and business community , is re-engaging our workforce . The second is re-energizing the unique culture we have nurtured here over nearly 50 years . Creativity , compassion and flexibility will be critical in these endeavors .
Connell Foley LLP Timothy E . Corriston , Esq ., Managing Partner
COVID gave the legal industry a proverbial shot in the arm from a technology standpoint . Courts accelerated the use of technology and attorneys needed to adapt to changing client expectations as well . It ’ s my belief that the demands we experienced will continue and will evolve , allowing attorneys to accommodate clients wherever , whenever and however needed . This is our new normal .
Gibbons P . C . Patrick C . Dunican Jr ., Esq ., Chairman and Managing Director
Businesses in all industries , including law firms , face hiring shortages as we emerge from a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic , which taught firms and employees alike that hybrid schedules allowing occasional remote work are not only
Remote working will continute post-COVID‐19 .
feasible but productive and mutually beneficial . Firms offering such arrangements are more likely to recruit , retain and get the most out of a talented and motivated workforce .
Harwood Lloyd , LLC David M . Repetto , Esq ., Co-Managing Partner
The “ remote ” participation in the practice of law is going to be an enduring legacy of the pandemic . While many judicial and administrative proceedings will have to take place in person for constitutional and other reasons , “ remote ” participation in ar-
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