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Law Firms Looking to Balance Decreasing Office Space With Increasing Head Count In 2022

By Justin Henry 
February 01, 2022

In January, leaders at Am Law 100 firm Duane Morris confirmed rumors that its Pittsburgh team was relocating from a 19,000-square-foot office in the U.S. Steel Tower to an 11,000-square-foot office in EQT Plaza.

The new location, according to leaders at the firm, will allow Duane Morris to continue its growth in Pittsburgh while incorporating "streamlined space-use parameters to reduce the overall footprint of the office."

The move corresponds with industry-wide trends of firms embarking on two seemingly paradoxical goals: decreasing their office space while aggressively growing head count. As office leases come up for renewal, law firms are taking advantage of market dynamics created by high vacancy rates to negotiate the refitting of their space for leaner occupancy.

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