Employment

COMMENTARY

How Covid-19 is changing the European workplace

Pandemic has challenged attitudes towards remote work, writes Stephan Swinkels
COMMENTARY

Preparing for the UK's new job support scheme - the devil is in the detail

New measures to protect jobs are more complex than the current furlough arrangements, reports Marie Hoolihan
BOUTIQUE LAUNCH

Madrid employment team leaves DWF to set up five-partner boutique

Split with listed UK firm comes less than a year after its acquisition of Spain independent RCD
FLEXIBLE WORKING

Linklaters launches permanent agile working policy built on Covid-19 lessons

Employees able to work away from the office up to half of the time by prior agreement
EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION

Nearly quarter of lawyers fear impact of digitalisation and AI on legal profession, survey finds

The MOSAIC Mood Index also shows the vast majority of lawyers are taking work-related stress home with them
CORONAVIRUS

McCann FitzGerald and William Fry cut pay as Covid-19 reverses Brexit optimism in Ireland

Dr David Cowan reports on how the Irish legal profession is responding to coronavirus
CORONAVIRUS

Staff welfare, supply chain and privacy: the coronavirus-related issues keeping GCs awake at night

Linklaters, Baker McKenzie and Ropes & Gray have published the most sought-after briefings, according to Lexology
DISABILITIES

The invisible lawyers: report highlights regime of hostility and discrimination for disabled

Legal professionals hide their disability when applying for jobs while firms are risk averse when hiring, according to a major UK study
THE UK BAR

Major survey of UK barristers claims Bar is reaching 'breaking point'

Barristers need to rethink their practices with technology know-how and skills lacking, says new research.
WORKPLACE AUTOMATION

Law firm investment in automation lagging behind other sectors, survey finds

Firms struggling to adopt new tech due to lack of skills and poor legacy platforms despite employee appreciation of digitisation's benefits
EMPLOYMENT

Senior executive advisor forum launches in London

With senior executives making headlines, a forum for their advisors will be launched in London next month discussing legal and reputational issues for corporates.
DISABILITIES

Oxbridge prizes disability moots

Herbert Smith Freehills showcases promising new legal talent at the first-ever Oxford v Cambridge disability moot as 18 teams challenged for the prize
TALENT MANAGEMENT

Partners worry over “war for talent”

Survey reveals despite increase in average revenues, 84 percent of partners say retaining talent is key challenge amongst others.
APPOINTMENTS

Around the house

Appointments from Australia to America, with a number of European appointments, ring the changes around the house this week.
DIVERSITY

Ashurst introduces new parental leave policy

Ashurst has announced a new global parental policy in a move towards increasing diversity in the firm.

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