As people across the country are coping with countless changes in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the ABA Journal’s Asked and Answered podcast is taking a break from its regularly scheduled programing to share information with lawyers about how they can adjust to the world’s current situation—such as having to work from home, whether they want to or not.
Shauna Barnes, who has a regulation practice, is a partner at a law firm where everyone works remotely. She works at Kaleo Legal, which has offices in Virginia Beach and Richmond, Virginia.
She tells ABA Journal Senior Writer Stephanie Francis Ward that tasks such as connecting a second monitor to your computer so you don’t have to switch back and forth between documents—or print everything out—can be quite helpful when working from home.
Barnes and a colleague also like to share memes and GIFs, in addition to discussing work matters, as a way to stay connected. And she has a daily schedule for herself, which she tries to stick to, as a way to keep boundaries between home and work.