From: Bueker, John P.
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2022 1:10 PM
To: Bueker, John P.
Cc: Hoey, Laura; Weiner, Gregg
Subject: FW: Return to the office
I’m writing because our group’s response to Julie’s May 5 email continues to fall far short of where it needs to be. Now four weeks later, too many are still not coming into the office at least three days per week, consistent with the firm’s expectations. You are receiving this email because attendance records show you have not met the firm’s expectations in three of the four weeks since Julie sent her email. That has to change now.
As Julie underscored, in-person presence is critical to you and others at the firm in a number of respects. Expectations for success at Ropes & Gray include mentoring (mentoring others and being mentored), teaching, learning, and giving and receiving feedback. You are expected to be a part of, and to contribute to, the Ropes community in many ways beyond billing hours. Not all of them can be accomplished via Zoom or on the other end of a phone call. In-person interactions are necessary to your career development and advancement, and to the development of your younger colleagues. Those interactions foster the collaborative culture that we value, and they allow you to get to know your colleagues in a more meaningful way.
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To reiterate the point made in Julie’s email, the firm expects all lawyers come into the office three days per week, preferably Tuesday through Thursday, unless you are traveling for work, on vacation, or aren’t feeling well. If you face special challenges meeting this expectation, please contact any of us or your ADP to discuss your special circumstances.
John, Laura, and Gregg
John P. Bueker
ROPES & GRAY LLP