While technology has significantly remodeled several aspects of legal practice, a perennial question lingers in the business ecosystem: ‘Is the lunch meeting still a thing? Is it a lost art? A lost opportunity?’. Insights from a recent Law.com article poked at this enduring inquiry.
The online conversation was sparked by a pleasant encounter at Legalweek NY, a leading legal event that brought together legal professionals at the onset of February. Business rendezvous during this time was filled with moderated sessions, meetings, and, ironically, scanty moments for lunch breaks. Following remarks from a friend, the narrator of this occurrence questioned the diminished prominence of lunchtime meetings in our contemporary business context, ruminating on whether it had become a fleeting tradition or squandered chance.
Anthony Davies, Chief Revenue Officer for Forrest Solutions, echoed a similar sentiment: “Lunch used to be where business was done,” adding, “When we used to be in the office all five days, we would look forward to getting out, to pop out for lunch.”
Whether or not the 9-5 office culture can spur a revival of lunchtime consultations in the legal and corporate world remains an open discussion. However, it’s clear that such meetings were once appreciated avenues for conducting business and building professional relationships.