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Office Flexibility and Cost Controls

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By Ron Bockstahler

The most common question I’m asked lately is “What is happening in the office space sector?”.  With a client base of over 800 law firms and businesses, I usually have a good read on what is happening in the office sector of the real estate industry. Throughout June we have seen an increased demand for office space, but more specifically, the demand for flexible office space has been a top priority. Clients are placing a high priority on office flexibility and cost controls in their office selection.

JUNE CONTRACTS

This last week of June alone, Amata signed 12 contracts and/or amendments with existing clients and new clients. Eight of these were to take additional or new space and four were to reduce space. One virtual client, converted to have a full-time office and a California based law firm sign an amendment to have Amata manage their phone system and answer their phones. In each conversation clients were focused on cost controls by exercising the flexibility in their agreements.

FLEXIBILITY

Not included in the above-mentioned new contracts is a 500+ employee New York based law firm, that renewed their agreement with Amata, adding additional offices. The deciding factor to remain with Amata versus signing a lease for their own space was the flexibility Amata provides. Adding or removing an office during the contract term, without any penalty is crucial in this business environment. Another firm dropped an office from their agreement the first week in June, then added a workstation this past week. Successful firms are adapting to the fast-changing business landscape and controlling costs by taking advantage of the flexible lease and staffing solutions provided by Amata.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

One of Amata’s greatest competitive advantages is the flexibility to manage expenses quickly to match changes in revenues. The cost structure with traditional office landlords makes it impractical and unprofitable to provide tenants this type of flexibility. When a company signs a lease, the landlord amortizes the cost to build-out the space, cover concessions, and brokers fees. Amortized costs do not go away when tenant downsizes and no longer requires all the space. Expanding beyond the initially leased space, without increasing the lease term, further locks in fixed expenses.

Learn more about how you can add flexibility and cost controls to your office expenses by contacting Amata.

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Amazing Networking Opportunities for Chicago Lawyers

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By Ron Bockstahler

If you’re anything like me, there are times we dread going to those scheduled networking events. Not that we don’t want to visit with people, but our schedules get busy, we fall behind on work, we sacrifice time with family, or whatever the reason, it can be hard to carve out the time for planned networking.

Yesterday my COO was telling me a fun story about this past Friday night. Our offices have been pretty busy, with more and more people back in the office. It was past 7 p.m., but still light out and she didn’t realize the time. She talks with a few clients that are still working and they ask her what she is still doing in the office. Without realizing the time, she tells them she is working, of course.

They tell her it is past 7 p.m. and offer her a beverage and ask her to join them in the Cognac room. It turns out to be a wonderful, serendipitous get together with a few clients she knows and one she just met that day. Turns out the client has an aunt that performed on Saturday Night Live and did some training at Second City. My COO has taken classes at Second City and they immediately were able to build on this and come up with a lot of fun memories to laugh about.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that experiencing those serendipitous moments, the opportunities for unplanned conversations with others is what I enjoy the most about going into the office. Nothing is planned, there’s no anxiety build-up or second thoughts about what I am missing or giving up to attend a social gathering. Just unrehearsed, natural conversation with peers, co-workers and friends.

It helps that my office is at Amata Office Suites, where I have the opportunity to meet people, other than my co-workers, in the café, hallway or Cognac room. In my business, just about 70% of our new clients come from referrals from existing clients. For lawyers, I’ve read that upwards of 80% of their new business comes from referrals from other lawyers. Having unplanned, unsolicited opportunities to build relationships with others than can refer you business is invaluable. Consider how your year would change if you received one referral form a serendipitous meeting each year.

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Selecting The Best Virtual Office

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How do you select the best virtual office program? There has been a big increase in the demand for these programs recently. With the increased demand  many new players, looking to make a quick buck, have entered the playing field. Some are marketing companies, with no direct responsibility for the services you are receiving.

Others have very limited resources and experience in providing clients the services they need. When selecting a virtual office provider be sure to look into their history and to make sure they will be accountable for providing the services you are paying for. The most successful companies survive on their reputation, so providing the best service possible is how they win new clients.

Amata Office Suites has been providing Virtual office services for more than 21 years. Understanding how to take care of our clients is what we do better than anyone in the industry.

WHO USES VIRTUAL OFFICE PROGRAMS

Large firms are using virtual office programs to open in new cities. Since the pandemic began many small firms have converted to virtual office programs to reduce costs. Midsize firms that have given up traditional office leases now maintain a combination of physical office space in a coworking office, with a virtual presence for those employees that do not come into the office on a regular basis. Almost every business, regardless of size or the nature of the business, can benefit from maintaining some type of virtual office program.

SECURITY PROTECTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

When selecting the best virtual office, it is important they provide adequate security protections. Providing a home address and personal phone number can expose an owner to unnecessary risk. By using a virtual address for the company, an owner is better able to insulate their private lives from that of their business. In much the same way, separating an owner’s personal cell phone number from the business phone number helps to keep personal information separate from that of the business.

For most businesses a professional image influences their pricing models. Businesses with positive images in the minds of their consumers have more pricing power than those with a negative or neutral image. Companies with a prestigious address in a desirable location, immediately create a positive impression with clients.

COST SAVINGS

Renting or buying a physical office space can be a significant expense for businesses, especially startups or small businesses. Virtual offices offer a cost-effective alternative as they allow businesses to have a prestigious business address at a fraction of what a traditional office space would cost.

Virtual offices enable businesses to operate remotely and have a distributed workforce. Employees can work from anywhere, and the business can have a presence in multiple locations, creating a global presence. Firms can have local addresses and phone numbers in various countries or cities, helping them establish credibility and connect with local customers. This flexibility allows for increased productivity, profitability, and work-life balance for employees.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Virtual office services can include mail handling, a prestigious address, and many additional services that are provided a’ la carte. Many providers specialize by industry. For example, Amata Office Suites provides call answering with client in-take for law firms and professional service companies. Using a provider that provides a phone and phone app eliminates the expense of sourcing a separate business phone provider.

Administrative support can include the use of professional administrative assistants, paralegals and virtual assistants. Taking advantage of these resources will reduce a company’s fixed expenses, reducing risk.

Access to conferencing facilities is another benefit to using a virtual office service. The most prestigious virtual office providers provide access to meeting rooms, with the latest conferencing technologies to host in-person and virtual meetings. This provides businesses access to prestigious meeting rooms when needed, without the need for a dedicated office space.

Speak with an Amata team member to find out how your firm can benefit with a virtual office program. Contact us today.

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A Look at Hybrid Work for Small and Midsized Law Firms

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By Ron Bockstahler

We are going on our third year living with Covid-19 and some of the early predictions about a hybrid work/office model are starting to become reality. But the truth is, this reality looks different for almost every law firm and is heavily influenced by personal preference, type of law practiced, and individual situations. When it comes to creating the perfect hybrid work environment, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Over the past 30 days, I have worked with five law firms helping them to create a hybrid work environment that will allow them to optimize resources, maximize profitability, and maintain firm culture. All these firms were successful prior to the pandemic and their work volume has been consistently increasing since the pandemic began. Their challenges include maintaining firm culture, developing new associates, coordinating work projects, and keeping their work force from leaving for new opportunities. I will even add my own company, Amata Law Office Suites, into the discussion since we too have experienced similar challenges during the pandemic and are now wrestling with how we move forward. Let’s look at a couple of these firms, their situation and how, at least for now, they are moving forward with hybrid work/office solutions.

Let’s start by talking about the largest of the five firms I’ve recently worked with. Since the project is ongoing, I will not mention the firm name for confidentiality purposes. The firm is based in Florida, with locations in several other states. In Chicago they have 38 attorneys and occupy two adjacent floors in the Chicago loop, about 35,000 sq. ft. in total.  I started talking with this firm about a year ago, late in 2021, as they were considering the best way to move forward with their office space. Like most of us, they wanted to see how the pandemic would play out and how their lawyers and staff would adjust to remote work before making any big decisions on their office space. With enough experience working remote and a lot of input from their lawyers, they are now ready to move forward with a hybrid work/office model they believe will work well for their firm. Their model involves giving up both floors at their Chicago office in a partnership with Amata Law Office Suites, with the firm maintaining twelve offices for lawyers and staff who have elected to come into the office regularly and four offices for hoteling among lawyers and staff that come into the office only occasionally. The firm is signing a licensing agreement with Amata and will use the common areas and conference rooms in the same way as other Amata client. The lawyers and staff without offices have elected to work remotely, only coming into the office for firm meetings or to occasionally meet with clients. By giving up their permanent office space the firm can reduce expenses by just under $800,000 each year.

Next is a three-attorney law firm with two staff members. For the partners of this firm, the remote work model did not suit their work preference. In fact, since the beginning of the pandemic, they have been coming into the office every day. It is common to see the partners meeting serendipitously to discuss a client or case they are involved in. They are all old enough to be empty nesters, so they can work at home without interruptions. Instead, they enjoy the camaraderie the office provides. If I were to rank the reasons lawyers give me for coming into the office, camaraderie and the social aspects would be at the top of the list. For years one of my favorite sayings when talking with my managers has been, busy makes busy. Create a busy environment and people will gravitate to that environment.

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Five Things to Look for in Shared Office Space (Revised)

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By Ron Bockstahler

Recent events in the shared office space realm compel me to update this article with a couple of very important points that were not mentioned originally. Today I met with an attorney who was originally introduced to me more than three years ago when he was considering changing his office space. At the time, my company didn’t win his business because he wasn’t unhappy with his space and the perceived hassle of changing addresses for active cases just didn’t seem like it was worth it at that time. Two days ago, the shared office this attorney runs his law firm out of, a large international shared office company, provided a 13-day notice that they are closing the center and all tenants will have to relocate to one of their other locations or find new office space on their own. Now anyone that has ever looked for new office space knows that 13 days is hardly enough time to secure new office space and coordinate a move, especially if your firm has a large active caseload.

Last night I was reminded of another operator that closed their offices and gave their tenants less than two weeks notice to vacate. Many tenants believe that there is little chance of this happening if they join a large national or international co-working company or hared office provider. But almost all the large providers set up each of their locations as individual LLC’s, making it very easy for them to close the non-performing centers with little to no recourse to their parent company. When they do close a center, they provide a very short notice to force their clients to move to another one of their centers that are remaining open.

It’s impossible to eliminate the risk of a center closing, but here are a few questions to ask that will help minimize the risk of going through this very difficult experience. First, inquire about the remaining lease term at the center you are considering. If the co-working operator owns the building, ask them about future plans, what their building-hold strategy is and if the co-working operation has a lease with the building, even if both have the same owners. The next question is to find out what the current occupancy of the center is. We use 85% as a measure of full occupancy and anything under 70% is a red flag that the center could be on the block to close soon. The obvious exception to this is if the center opened less than a year ago and is in the early stages of leasing. To that point, a new center is generally a safe bet that it will remain open for the next 1-2 years, regardless of occupancy. Finally, make sure you understand if the operator is a local, regional, or national operator.

There’s no question that from time to time, offices will close for various reasons, many reasons that are out of the control of the operator. The issue is when operators do not provide adequate notice for tenants to research options and make an educated decision on a new office space. If an operator only has one center, that should be a red flag and you need to scrutinize the deal they are offering very closely. Regional operators usually have several centers, are privately owned, and generally go to extreme lengths to protect their reputation. Even if they do close a center, chances are they will handle it in a professional manner, providing as much notice to clients as possible to protect their reputation in the industry and in their areas they operate.

The last point I will make is regarding taking an office with another law firm. For example, I have worked with several lawyers that have taken an office with a law firm that has a direct lease. The comments I hear most often when a lawyer is electing this option, is the cost is cheaper than a professional co-working operator and they do not need to sign a lease. It is true that the cost is generally cheaper because the lessor law firm is looking to offset a small portion of their fixed expenses for a short period of time. However, the benefit of not signing a lease, often, becomes a liability when the law firm provides a very short notice, generally less than two weeks, that the lawyer must move out because the law firm has hired new staff and will need the office. This almost always leaves the renting attorney in a difficult position at the most inopportune time.

You still want to focus on paralegal support, professional atmosphere and amenities, private office options, the legal network opportunities, and location. But even before you consider these things, make sure you are working with a reputable operator and that the location you are considering checks all the boxes highlighted above. Doing due diligence prior to selecting your next office will save you time and money in the long run.

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Developing New Associates

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By Ron Bockstahler, CEO

As most of the world is emerging from the pandemic and trying to figure out what the new normal will look like, many law firms and professional organizations are moving to a hybrid work environment. It’s not like most of us have a lot of choice. It’s an employee labor market and to keep great employees, you must be more flexible than in the past. This past Sunday I was at a benefit for The Simon Wiesenthal Center and sat with the co-managing partner of an 18-attorney law firm. At dinner he stated, “If I go into the office tomorrow and demand our attorneys come back to the office every day, most will quit. They all are in high demand, with too many options and do not want to come into the office every day.” He even referenced a law firm larger than his that recently announced they are transitioning to a 100% virtual work environment.

The one area my dinner guest was concerned about is how do you develop new associates if you rarely see them in person? It turns out this is a big concern for many firms that hire young associates. Virtual law firms have been around for years, and most have grown at a fast pace during the pandemic. The difference is most of the established virtual law firms such as FisherBroyles only recruit experienced lawyers or as they claim, “partner-level attorneys”. But if you’re a solo with ambitions of growing your firm by adding young associates, a purely virtual office model can be difficult.

In full disclosure, I founded a company that provides flexible office space to law firms back in 2002. So, I have been singing about the values of flexible and virtual office space for a long time, mostly on deaf ears in the legal community. Well, maybe not totally deaf ears, we do serve over 800 law firms. My point is, if you are a rain maker and want to grow your firm by hiring young associates to perform the lion’s share of the work, you need some type of office space where you can spend time with your associates to develop them. You are building a law firm based on a different business model than firms like FisherBroyles or Potomac Law Group.

In a different meeting with a founding partner of a 7-attorney law firm last month, this issue of developing new associates was a hot topic. This firm gave up the office space they had for 20 years midway through the pandemic and took a virtual office at one of my Chicago offices. It seemed like this would be a permanent arrangement since the senior partners are empty nesters and enjoyed working from home. But when two associates, with 5 and 7 years’ experience respectively, left for in-house positions, mindsets changed. The question became, how do we develop two new associates working 100% remotely? The solution they settled on was for most of the firm to remain virtual, but to add two permanent offices to spend 2-3 days each week working with the new associates in-person. When you break down the cost between 2 offices in a law firm office suite versus their long-time home with a direct lease, the savings amount to a bit over $240,000 annually.

More important than the financial savings, the firm has been able to create a hybrid work model that satisfies the needs of the partners and the young associates. I’ll keep singing the praises for flexible and virtual office space for 20 more years, but based on what I am seeing today, it won’t be on deaf ears. The legal industry is changing for the better and hopefully these changes will result in a more balanced work/life model that supports individual attorneys while allowing the firm to maintain the connection and culture that develops from in-person interaction between attorneys.

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Reverse-Engineering A Law Firm To Improve Client And Employee Retention

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A Perspective by Ron Bockstahler, CEO

Raising six children has given me some insight into the creative mind. For years I have been amazed at how my children find creative ways to avoid their chores or how they will spend 20 minutes trying to convince me they completed 2 hours’ worth of homework in 15 minutes so that they can watch a show or go play with friends.  Recently I was reading an article about a first grader that noticed his father was having difficulty with the car radio, so he explained to his father he should reverse-engineer it. After some investigation the father learned the young scholar was learning about industrial espionage at summer camp, where they were deconstructing toys or reverse-engineering them and using the parts to make new toys. College level instruction and material many consultants have built their careers on.

It seems law firms would be well-served to apply the same thinking this first grader used with his father’s car radio to their business operations. Start with considering how best to care for clients, with reasonable profit margins. Yes, profit margins are not a bad thing, but they are when the firm pays little to no attention to expenses with the mindset that they have near unlimited pricing power. When it comes to taking care of clients, this is best done by employees that enjoy their work and the work environment in which they spend most of their waking hours. For more years than I care to admit, I believed working set hours in the office demonstrated my quality of work and commitment to my employer. With age comes wisdom, or so we hope, which is why I have a different view point today.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to creating a work environment where we all can maximize productivity and happiness. Prior to the pandemic most of us came into the office 5 days a week and worked fairly set hours. It was our norm, what we grew up watching our parents do, and what we were groomed to do from an early age going to school. Although, somewhere between school and getting a full-time job we eliminated the long summer vacation we all enjoyed so much. Now that we are reverse engineering the work schedule, place of work and work conditions, maybe this is something that needs to be implemented into work life in some form?

Law firms and other professional organizations are competing for a small pool of available employees and the primary tool being used to lure these employees is compensation, a tool that can run counter to the best interest of your clients, since they are directly or indirectly picking up the tab. There are numerous articles highlighting the factors employees are taking into account when deciding which job offer to accept. As you are going through this reverse-engineering process of your law firm, pay attention to what your employees are asking. If they want flexibility, try to change your business model to allow the most flexibility possible. This may mean introducing flexible work hours, being creative with where they work, implementing a hybrid work model that still allows the firm to maintain the desired culture, or maybe implementing rotating sabbaticals for team members.

Reverse-Engineering A Law FirmAs you work through the reverse-engineering process of how your law firm operates, be open to new creative possibilities. Can you reduce your office footprint and reduce costs to your clients? Are employees more productive and loyal when allowed some freedom to choose when and where they are allowed to work? What is involved in creating and maintaining a culture? These are a few of the questions to consider as you work through this process.

I’ve been providing flexible office space and support services to law firms for 20 years and have never experienced the demand from law firms with 5-15 lawyers and support staff that I am seeing today. Is it possible the traditional office for small and midsize law firms is changing forever? As I client to a few law firms, I sure hope so.  I will add that I expect to see corresponding cost reductions in the services I receive because today’s law firm should be able to operate with a lower overhead than was possible just 7 years ago. If they cannot, it may be time for clients to rethink the law firms with whom they work.

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Six Things That Keep a Paralegal Up at Night

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A great paralegal strives to deliver work on time and accurately.

They’re also vital to law firms because they handle everyday tasks on several cases at a time to keep the caseload moving in the right direction.

What do they worry about the most? They have the skills and talents they need to succeed every day, even in a busy legal environment.

We’ll take a look at six things that keep a paralegal up at night, and how they help bring success to a law firm.

1)  Time Management

Paralegals are always busy with the daily tasks that keep law firms and solo practices running smoothly. There is plenty to do throughout the day, such as answering phones, talking to current clients, responding to emails, preparing documents, and getting ready for depositions.

With increased caseload comes increased workload, which is a good thing for your law firm.

When the daily tasks of running your practice become too much and you don’t have enough time to accomplish these tasks, perhaps it’s time to look into a paralegal to help alleviate your workload.

2)  Caseload Management

Paralegals are at the front lines of caseload management. They know what cases should have priority and which ones have looming deadlines. They also know when and how to pass along messages to attorneys regarding important developments in the case, especially if the other counsel reaches out to make a pretrial settlement and it’s time to negotiate.

Would you rather just focus on the aspect of case law to focus on your clients? Or would you rather understand what cases need your attention first and foremost?

Paralegals can help you manage cases from start to finish. They use automated tools to keep track of things (Amicus is a good one), otherwise they would spend too much time doing extra busy work.

Automated tools and platforms also store information, documents, and filings, especially with cloud-based systems. Paralegals know these systems very well as part of their daily tasks, and they can alert you when to review documents ahead of filing them with the court.

3)  Trial Prep

Preparing for a trial is a lot of work. You have to bring evidence, retrieve files, print out documents, and be ready for anything.

Paralegals can help you prep for a trial so you’re ready to follow court procedures, interview the other side’s witnesses, and learn how to talk to a potential jury.

Any paralegals you have on staff can take care of the paperwork and files. You should get ready to deliver the best possible results for your client.

4)  Deadlines

Different court systems have varying procedures and filing deadlines. Your scheduling app keeps track of client meetings and court dates, but not necessarily when filings are due to the court.

Having a paralegal on hand gives you an extra helper to work on filings and documents ahead of deadlines so you don’t miss anything. Missing a deadline can cost you a case or give your opponent leverage against you and your client, particularly when there are motions due or if there’s a pretrial conference coming up.

5)  Client Intake

How do you know what clients you should take?

There are varying levels of potential clients, from ones you know you should never take to ones that are great for your firm.

Paralegals have the know-how to understand what a good client would be for you. You can easily train a paralegal to handle client intake for you with a series of questions to ask potential clients.

Client intake interviews and questions are vital to making sure you can reasonably succeed in your case. You can’t win them all, but knowing vital information ahead of time can help you determine if you want to proceed.

Send along a list of questions (and the answers that a paralegal should know), such as:

  • What is your reason for contacting an attorney today?
  • Can you tell me more about your situation?
  • Have you ever worked with an attorney before?
  • Have you already consulted with an attorney about this matter already?
  • What outcome would you like to see from this case?
  • Do you have any documents you can show me?
  • Have you been served with court papers?
  • What expectations do you have with our firm?
  • How would you prefer we communicate with you?
  • Why did you choose to contact us?
  • What are your biggest concerns with your situation?
  • Have you considered attorney fees and your budget?

A paralegal can also answer many questions the potential client may have, such as what the next steps are, how much money should they pay, and what are any potential outcomes like.

Paralegals also understand the line between getting enough information and when talking to a potential client becomes a waste of time. Your paralegal has the panache to navigate client intake.

6)  Maintaining Accurate Information & Documentation

Accuracy and details are everything in legal work. One wrong name, place, or date, and you could end up losing a case.

Paralegals are masters at knowing details and understanding what details are important. They document everything properly, save them in the right files, and help you maintain proper filing schedules.

When you have so many pending cases on hand, the details can slip away from you. Managing all of the information can fall to paralegals who are trained to handle such tasks.

Hire a Fully Vetted Paralegal to Assist You

Amata is an attorney services firm based in Chicago. We offer a wide range of support services, including paralegals who assist you with the daily tasks of your law practice.

Your paralegal can be virtual or on-site, whichever you prefer. We have a variety of on-demand options to fit your needs, whether you require a paralegal just to maintain caseload or need one to handle all administrative tasks. You don’t even have to hire a paralegal full-time.

Even better, the paralegal you hire is on our payroll and not yours, saving you money on benefits such as insurance.

Contact us for more information. Experienced help is just a phone call away thanks to our network of paralegals.

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Five Things to Look for in Shared Office Space

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By Ron Bockstahler

In the past, law firms were known for sprawling offices, where even the most junior associates had their own private workspace. That changed as larger firms adopted standard-size offices, open floor plans and clustered workstations, and a growing cadre of lawyers — particularly solo practitioners — moved to shared offices. Prior to the pandemic, demand swelled for co-working spaces — including office centers designed specifically for the legal community.

With the pandemic, space needs shifted again. As law firms reconsider their space and hybrid and full-time remote work becomes the norm, the demand for shared office space is rising.

Here’s what you should expect if you’re shopping for legal-only shared office space.

  1. Paralegal support. Some centers offer paralegal staff who can assist with everything from basic administrative tasks to legal research. Some services come at an additional fee, but it saves you the expense of hiring a full-time legal assistant. Paralegals and support staff, typically employed by the shared office provider, can also help line up court reporters, file paperwork and serve subpoenas.
  2. Professional deposition rooms. While amenities like lounges and on-site gyms are common in most shared office suites, private deposition rooms don’t usually make the cut. In centers that cater to the legal community, look for access to private meeting rooms with videoconferencing capabilities to conduct depositions either remotely or in person. You can rent this space as needed, without having to cover the cost for the extra space every day.
  3. (Truly) private office space. Many co-working spaces have open floor plans that group tenants together in one large room or use glass partitions to wall off separate offices and meeting areas. This layout may appeal to startups and creative businesses that thrive on collaboration, but it’s not conducive to the day-to-day needs of most attorneys. Law-specific centers should provide access to lounges and other common areas where you can host guests and network with other legal professionals — without requiring you to give up a private office where you can have sensitive conversations with clients without them feeling like they’re in a fishbowl.
  4. Next-door expertise. Most people choose a collaborative environment so they can work alongside and network with people from different industries. In legal-only centers, you have an opportunity to tap into a built-in network of legal professionals who specialize in different areas of law.
  5. Location, location, location. Proximity to the courthouse is key for many lawyers, so most centers designed for the legal community are located in established legal districts close to the courthouse and other frequented buildings. If your office provider operates multiple locations — either in the same city or, in some cases, across the country — you may have the added benefit of working from whichever center is most convenient on a particular day, eliminating the need to commute back and forth.

The bottom line when evaluating any shared space is to make sure that you are able to reap the social and financial benefits of a collaborative environment without compromising either your professional responsibility or your image.

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The Future Of Law Offices | Grant Drager on The Inside BS Show

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Do you want a glimpse into the future of law offices? Grant Drager, Vice President of Business Development at Amata Offices, joins The Inside BS Show with Dave Lorenzo to talk extensively on the topic of the future of law offices.

Watch The Interview Here

Listen to the podcast episode here.

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