May 27, 2021 at 8:56 AM Shares0 When are you going back to the office? That’s the question buzzing through Biglaw right now. With vaccines widely available and very effective, the legal industry is starting to return to normal. But after more than a year away from physical offices, exactly what constitutes the new normal is a question still being worked out. West Coast mainstay Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati shared their reopening scheme with employees with a focus on flexibility. In an email circulated by WSGR managing partner Doug Clark, the firm announced its re-opening plan that was shaped by the needs and desires of actual employees. The firm conducted a survey about reopening with an impressive 96 percent response rate. And according to Clark, that data is shaping the firm’s policies going forward. Among the lessons learned are: