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Does Working From Home Work for Lawyers?

By Bruce Carton

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Solo attorney Chuck Newton has an interesting post today on his Third Wave blog noting that for over a decade now, he has operated his practice out of his home. A proud "carpet commuter," Newton writes that he is amazed by the many lawyers who, despite being intrigued by the idea of working from home, cannot let themselves do it. Many such lawyers, Newton says, believe working from home will be "bad for business" -- which he argues simply shows that "law schools really do not teach lawyers about business, or how to analyze business opportunities." On the other hand, Newton observes, Congress has now passed a bill requiring every federal agency to establish a policy under which employees will be authorized to work from home to the "maximum extent possible." And he says that studies show that allowing employees to "telework" increases their productivity and can save companies thousands of dollars per employee. My sense is that working from home will work much better for solos who are responsible for their own schedules and workload than for lawyers who work regularly with colleagues. The "home" in which you would work out of is also a key factor. In my...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on July 26, 2010 (boomark / email).