If we all make a fuss about returning to the office do you think the standard will change?

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I think this year’s Summer program is going to have a big impact on the course of things. If firms that aren’t “fully flexible” don’t have enough summer associates accepting offers, it will bring change.

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Summers won’t care and probably will have a better time at firms that aren’t as remote since they work a 9-5 and will get to go out on more 2-hour lunches if more people are around. Every summer I talked to during the pandemic said the experience was fine but not that great which is the opposite of my experience going in 5 days a week.

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Are a lot of firms really emphasizing the back to office stuff? Mine said yeah, back to office as of March 1st, but half the people still don’t go in at all. I go in one maybe two days a week. I don’t really see that changing moving forward

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It’s been a couple days in the office and which days up to practice groups but no one has enforced so far

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I’d be interested to see if there’s any correlation between hours billed per day and whether the person was in the office or at home. Personally, on days I go into the office, I have to leave by 6:30 to pick up my dog from daycare, and I’m unlikely to log in again at home unless I’m on a tight deadline. In contrast, if I were working from home, I’d usually work later than that. I refuse to get up earlier for in-office days. I’m hoping firms will be more flexible if this is a common trend and people bill fewer hours because of RTO.

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And then end up making up for it on the weekend 🤡

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I have not gone in and many associates are not going in either

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This is our RTO week. I might show up once. I don’t have time for speeches and monologues from the boomers. I mean “mentorship”….

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I am the only one of my team in this office, nobody talked me about returning to the office.

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I mean if they are willing to hand out a bunch more of those $275k signing bonuses I am sure they’ll find a few people who would stick it out for two years

Who’s getting 275k jeez! what can I expect as a junior in patent litigation?

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