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It's no surprise the legal sector has entered unprecedented times. Most industries are navigating the effects of rapid forced changes caused by the pandemic. What sets the legal sector apart is the major shifts law firms have experienced over the last 12 months which have been predicted by experts for over a decade. The pandemic served as a catalyst to accelerate those trends ahead at lightning speed.
Cushman & Wakefield's Legal Sector practice focuses specifically on analyzing legal sector data and translating it into actionable intelligence and insights law firms can utilize to implement in their workplace and real estate strategy. Below is a summary overview of our findings related to the following themes found in our 2021 Legal Sector Bright Insights report:
The law firm world today remains largely in a state of remote working. Nationally the legal sector has a current office return rate of under 10%. There is still uncertainly in the future of the law firm workplace and business pressures that existed pre-pandemic have only exponentially increased. For example, recruitment and retention remains one of the top major concerns of law firms and an increasing challenge as previous strategies have become relatively obsolete.
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