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‘Where’s my money?’

With a new salary scale on the horizon, is it any wonder that Biglaw is buzzing with news about … *record scratch* … office returns? Associates are watching their inboxes like hawks to find out when their salaries will go up, but with raises apparently on hold, all they’re receiving are updates about when they’ll have to start wearing suits instead of sweatpants.

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One of the latest firms to announce plans unreleated to money is Ropes & Gray. As you may recall, the firm decided to employ a phased approach to its eventual return to the office. According to a recent memo (available on the next page), Phase 2 of the Ropes return-to-office plan started on February 7, and lawyers are being encouraged to work from the office one to two days each week. Phase 3 of the firm’s plan will begin on March 1, and at that time, lawyers will be expected to work from the office at least three days each week.

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Ropes & Gray has planned for several remote weeks for attorneys in the future: the week of the July 4th holiday (July 5-8), Thanksgiving week (November 21-23), and the Christmas holiday week (December 27-30).

The firm is being generous with its remote work availability, but what about its compensation? Associates at Ropes tell us that they’re eagerly awaiting a Milbank match that they hope will be announced and kick in before Phase 3 of the firm’s RTO plan begins.

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As soon as you find out about reopening plans at your firm, please email us (subject line: “[Firm Name] Office Reopening”) or text us at (646) 820-8477. We always keep our sources on stories anonymous. There’s no need to send a memo (if one exists) using your firm email account; your personal email account is fine. If a memo has been circulated, please be sure to include it as proof; we like to post complete memos as a service to our readers. You can take a photo of the memo and attach as a picture if you are worried about metadata in a PDF or Word file. Thanks.

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Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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