Mintz Levin is shrinking partner offices in its new New York space to the same size as first-year associates, showing how Big Law is experimenting with configurations after Covid-19 upset work rituals.
The new 101,000-square-foot space, located on Third Avenue next to the 138-year-old P.J. Clarke’s saloon, is larger than the 85,000 square feet Mintz now occupies in Manhattan. But when the firm’s lawyers move there later this year they’ll find offices of about 150 square feet regardless of their rank and experience.
“We’re designing the space so that offices are one size, and they’re compact,” Bob Bodian, the firm’s ...