10 Ways Attorneys Can Benefit from Office Evolution

Rental offices offer an array of advantages over traditional office spaces for professionals in any number of industries, but there is one class of professional that is particularly amenable to the benefits of rental offices: attorneys. Often working outside of normal business hours and with a range of sensitive materials, law professionals require flexibility and discretion, two key features of rental offices. Office Evolution, the fast-growing rental-office franchise, was built to maximize those features and has been adopted widely as a resource for attorneys.

According to Andy Bean, Office Evolution’s area director in Atlanta, attorneys have quickly become one of the franchise’s most eager patrons. Bean offered the following 10 reasons Office Evolution has been such a hit among attorneys.

1. Flexible hours

“One thing we hear all the time from attorneys is that they need a reliable place to work at any hour,” said Bean. Office Evolution offers 24/7 access to all of its workspaces, so attorneys don’t have to wait until Monday to begin processing a document that’s faxed to them on a Saturday.

2. Nationwide locations

For many law professionals, travel is built into the business. “Office Evolution has established office spaces in states across the U.S. and the franchise is expanding rapidly,” said Bean. That allows attorneys to meet with clients and partners across state lines in a private and professional environment.

3. Privacy and professionalism

Speaking of privacy and professionalism, those are two of Office Evolution’s key value propositions for law professionals. “Attorneys have to maintain the full confidence of their clients,” Bean said. “They are dealing with sensitive information, and clients need to be constantly reassured that they are working with a professional.” To that end, Office Evolution offers attorneys an essential air of professionalism and privacy that they can’t find in a coffee shop or home office.

4. A secure network

“Attorneys cannot risk sending and receiving confidential information over a public wifi network,” said Bean. “Office Evolution’s private ethernet is not just a luxury, it’s an essential safeguard for attorneys that they can’t find in other office options."

5. A business address

“Attorneys are drowning in documents,” Bean said. “They need a single place for all of their mail to be delivered, separate from their personal mail. A P.O. box can scare off clients, who might see it as a sign that you are not a legitimate business. Having a single, permanent and professional mailing address is essential.”

6. Flexible office spaces

Office Evolution offers a range of office spaces, including conference rooms, shared work spaces and private rooms, allowing law professionals to work on their own, collaborate with partners and host clients at any time. “The variety of spaces we offer can accommodate virtually any need, which is crucial for professionals like attorneys who are doing vastly different work from one day to the next,” Bean said.

7. A collaborative work environment

Every Office Evolution location has a business center manager who can help connect local professionals. “Attorneys are in a relationship business,” Bean said. “They rely on a number of other professionals inside and out of their field. Office Evolution offers a networking group to facilitate those relationships, and that’s something you can’t find at other rental offices.”

8. Discretion

“Clients are not always comfortable walking in and out of a law office,” Bean said. “It can draw unwanted attention, and it can be intimidating. Office Evolution puts attorneys and clients in a neutral, comfortable and discrete environment, where their business is kept confidential are immediately put at ease.”

9. A call center

Each Office Evolution location is outfitted with a full-service call center fielding your incoming calls. For attorneys, the call center helps to reduce and manage the daily workload and reinforces your professionalism to clients. “For most attorneys, the first interaction they have with a new client will be an incoming phone call,” said Bean. “Having that call answered by a round-the-clock receptionist can make your business look larger and more mature.”

10. No lease

Office Evolution’s pricing options include month-to-month, six-month and year-long rentals. That’s an enormous advantage for professionals who are working case by case and may need an office for a certain pre-determined stretch of time but not after. “Typical office leases are expensive and you are locked in for at least a year, often much longer,” Bean said. “And when you sign a commercial lease, you carry that on your balance sheet; it has long-term implications on your finances. With a short-term lease like ours, you can pay for it once and it’s off your balance sheet.”