Has your office been closed as a result of Coronavirus?

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Seattle attorney here. All attorneys at my firm have been instructed to WFH as much as possible, and our support staff has been put on an alternating schedule so that we limit how much they have to come in. Our firm is setup well for this though (Microsoft teams, etc) since attorneys typically WFH one or two days a week anyways. Our office is downtown and the building has been on “lockdown” for the last week, meaning you can only get in if you have a keycard. The county superior court sent word down today that civil trials for the next couple of months will be continued.

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Not officially but they are encouraging people to work remotely more frequently if they have the ability. They stated today they expect to close one to all offices in the coming days or weeks.

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Nope. Business as usual. Not even a mention.

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Just insane

Not closed here either. One of the partners has a new air purifier with “antimicrobial filter” blowing directly in his face. Support staff takes public transportation and was instructed to wash hands when they arrive at the office. Courts are closed. All trials and jury duty cancelled. Not sure what we’re doing here.

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Yeah. Working from home is strongly encouraged.

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Nope!

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Only tomorrow for cleaning. Reopened Monday

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Yes. For two weeks.

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