Tag: coronavirus

Freshfields latest to let lawyers work from home up to half the time
Interim measure includes trainees

Trainees slam remote-working
"All the old farts who bang on about WFH being 'the future' need to read this"

Clifford Chance latest law firm to dish out COVID bonuses to all lawyers and staff
Follows similar moves made by HSF, Simmons and Bevan Brittan

Junior lawyer mental health hit hardest by lockdown, research reveals
When compared with WFH experience of senior solicitors

Top City firms confirm summer vacation schemes will stay online
Magic circle and US outfits stick to virtual programmes as COVID disruption continues

Student anger as BPP shuts Holborn campus for ‘essential maintenance’
Students, who pay a London premium, can access other centres, including one just over mile away in Waterloo, until reopening next month

Plastic surgeon Zooms in to virtual court during operation
And you thought 'cat lawyer' was strange

What aspiring lawyers need to know about the South West legal scene
Zoe King, dean of ULaw’s Bristol and Exeter campuses, discusses the opportunities on offer for prospective lawyers in the South West

Herbert Smith Freehills restarts international secondments for trainee solicitors
Four rookies to go abroad from next month

The opportunities for aspiring lawyers in the North
A panel of lawyers and legal education experts discuss the region’s thriving legal scene

Freeths office closure in remote working push
National law firm shutters in Stoke

10 things law students can look forward to in the post-pandemic world
You’ll never take your law school for granted again

What ‘build back better’ means for law firms
A panel of Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers discuss their role in boosting sustainable business

Osborne Clarke ends COVID salary cuts early
Will repay staff deducted earnings this month

Macfarlanes restores NQ lawyer salaries to £85,000 following COVID cut
Pay trimmed by £5k last summer

BCLP restores NQ solicitor pay to £80k as it retains 14 out of 16 spring qualifiers
City player cut salaries in response to pandemic

Life as a cyber security leader at an international law firm
Christian Toon, chief information security officer (CISO) at Pinsent Masons, reveals the risks and opportunities associated with digitalisation, as well as how a career in cyber security may be of interest to those studying law

Lockdown issues trigger rise in calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline
Stress and anxiety among top concerns, LawCare stats show

The role of lawyers in the post-COVID recovery
Womble Bond Dickinson's Jonathan Bower explains how the rebuild after the pandemic involves businesses giving back to their communities

The post-vaccine world through the eyes of a lawyer
Hill Dickinson’s head of banking and finance, Richard Capper, forecasts the year ahead