Law.com Trendspotter: As Delta Dashes Dreams of a Post-Pandemic Fall, Law Firm Leaders Rethink Office Returns

The proliferation of the Delta variant in the past few weeks has forced a number of law firms to postpone or change their plans for returning to the office, including mandating vaccinations for those returning to personal work.

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When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened guidelines on mask mandates in May, it became clear that some Big Law executives (not to mention clients) were keen to press the accelerator on returning offices. But just a few months later, some companies hit the brakes again while we slide into an unsafe case.