Wake Up Call: U.K. Lawyers Balk at Office Returns, Poll Finds

In today’s column, Dykema said its latest survey of M&A professionals found the most positive outlook in the poll’s 17-year history; Perkins Coie is moving to new offices in Chicago; a plaintiffs firm says its homegrown Salesforce-based practice management software has fueled huge growth at the firm.

• Leading off, a recent informal poll of 30 senior U.K. lawyers found office attendance under 50% for most of their firms, several months after the country’s lockdown restrictions eased. Attendance jumps to around 80% for Kirkland & Ellis and 70% for Slaughter and May, this report said. (UK Legal Week) Another ...