Latham Chicago - what is the “days in the office” policy and is it enforced?

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Technically 3 days per week but not super strictly enforced. They only periodically pull up a report to check. The only punishment is if you are not in compliance, you will lose your permanent office and have to go into the hoteling program. Enforcement generally is the occasional lecture. Though note, some partners are in the office more than others and they expect similar presence.

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Can anyone confirm if the 3 days in office is still the case in Chicago as of Summer 2025? Any rumblings of going to 4 days like they did in NYC?

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Confirmed, no changes in the Chicago office. They’ve actually somewhat openly said that they have no intention of going to 4 days per week. Tbh, if they tried that in Chicago, they’d have a ton of associates leave. Very different vibes than in NY. A lot of people have young families and the office is a ghost town after 5pm.

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