Morgan Stanley Top Lawyer Demands Law Firms Return to Office (2)
“One of Wall Street’s top paid lawyers is telling his outside law firms to put an end to remote work and force their attorneys back to the office. Eric Grossman, chief legal officer at Morgan Stanley, sent a memo Thursday to law firms and legal service providers encouraging them to improve client service by having lawyers and employees return to the office, according to a company official. Grossman’s memo suggested that those continuing to operate remotely risk their relationship with the financial services giant,” reports Brian Baxter in BloomBerg Law.
“Grossman declined to comment on his missive, which comes as Big Law grapples with updating remote work policies stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Morgan Stanley has asked its own employees to plan on returning to the office by Labor Day. In a Thursday earnings call with analysts, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said the best mentoring comes from watching others in the workplace.”