Wake Up Call: U.K. Lawyer Sues Ropes for ‘Unrelenting Workload’

In today’s column, Ropes & Gray says it’s still planning to reopen its offices starting in November; a New York state appeals judge is barred from her chambers because she’s out of compliance with the state court system’s vaccine mandate; an L.A. firm’s new associate pay scale for 2022 beats this year’s Davis Polk scale by a lot.

• Leading off, in a U.K. High Court suit, a London-based Ropes & Gray associate says her “unrelenting workload” at the firm is causing a “depressive illness” that keeps her from doing her job, according to a report. (The Lawyer) A ...