SHEPPARD MULLIN — MEMO — OFFICE REOPENING
To All Sheppard Mullin Folks:
Great seeing so many of you today!
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Attached is the PowerPoint Ted and I presented. Thank you for engaging and asking so many excellent questions. Please ask any of me, Ted, DeAnna, Bess, Allison or your OA should you have additional questions.
We will continue being transparent with you all, sharing with you what we know when we know it so you can make plans and not be surprised and so we can have a more informed conversation. I encourage you to study the PowerPoint as it is comprehensive and conveys what we know today. I do want to emphasize our three key RTO phases:
- Now we invite those who are Fully Vaccinated to come to the office on some days. If you are not FV or have other reasons why RTO does not make sense for you at this point, no worries.
- Starting July 6 after the Independence Day Holiday we will move to “do your best” to come to the office on some days. This is with the usual caveats including that you may have other obligations that keep you at home. And of course we will apply our Intentional Flexibility concept to your individual situations. (Remember our Summer Associates start the in-office phase of their time with us on July 6. Please do your best with them!)
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- After doing our best for the summer, we will on September 7 after the Labor Day Holiday move to an expectation that we will come into the office on some days. This expectation including the number and choice of days in the office will involve individual and team conversations about what is best for you, the Firm and our clients and will again be based on our Intentional Flexibility concept. We do know for most of us there will be more time, and in many cases significantly more time, spent working remotely.
July 6 and September 7 are months away. We will learn much between now and then. We will learn even more about the way we optimally work and more about how we stay healthy and safe. And the world we live in will change. For example our city and transportation situations will evolve. As we approach key dates we will have more Town Halls and will continue to seek your input. We do know work life will never be the same in our industry or in our Firm. We will be sensitive, intentional and competitive with our peers as we work together to define the new model at Sheppard Mullin.
Best wishes,
Guy
(Note the PowerPoint and the RTO plan apply to our domestic offices only. Our overseas offices will each have their own unique plans.)
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