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From the 2008 financial crisis to Covid: My career as a capital markets lawyer

Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Jennifer Tait traces her career from the financial crisis to the ‘new normal’

Oct 6 2021 2:39pm
‘I completed my training contract remotely while pregnant’

Skylar McKeith reflects on an ‘eventful’ past year and a half

Oct 5 2021 11:58am
How to build real connections in a virtual world — a junior lawyer’s perspective

Mishcon associate Simona Corcoz reflects on bonding with her new team amidst the pandemic and shares advice based on what she learnt along the way

Sep 22 2021 10:31am
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Debevoise follows MoFo with London office vaccine mandate

New policy applies to staff and visitors 💉

Sep 14 2021 8:53am
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Get jabbed before office return, MoFo tells London lawyers

First law firm to publicly mandate vaccine policy in UK office

Aug 26 2021 10:44am
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‘Our goodwill has run dry’: Criminal lawyers sign open letter rejecting government plans to open courts on evenings and weekends

Over 500 signatories

Aug 6 2021 11:03am
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Get jabbed before coming to the office, US firms tell lawyers

Davis Polk and Ropes & Gray to disable ID cards of unvaccinated employees, reports claim

Aug 6 2021 9:16am
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City law firm donates £2 million profit slice to Covid charities

Simmons & Simmons cash contribution follows solid financial results

Jul 22 2021 9:34am
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Bar course pass rates drop 18% during pandemic

Just 10% of BPTC grads started pupillage in 2020-21, new stats show

Jul 16 2021 10:24am
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Law degrees: the saving grace for UK universities?

LexisNexis’ Sarah Hallowell explains just how vital law courses are to the post-Covid higher education sector

Jul 13 2021 12:02pm
Quarter of junior lawyers expect to work from the office full-time after ‘Freedom Day’

WFH guidance to be dropped on 19 July

Jul 7 2021 1:44pm
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Bakers lawyers and staff given option to work remotely up to three days a week

Varied start and finish times too

Jun 15 2021 11:13am
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Weil dishes out £8k Covid bonuses to NQ lawyers

Extra cash for trainees and associates too

Jun 14 2021 9:34am
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GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic

Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds

Jun 3 2021 11:06am
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US firm Paul Hastings tells London lawyers work from the office ‘by default’

From 7 September 🗓️

Jun 3 2021 9:24am
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Eversheds lawyers to work from the office two to three days a week

New ‘blended working’ model applies to firm’s trainees too

Jun 2 2021 9:21am
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CMS and Clydes thank lawyers with Covid bonuses

Extra 5% and 3% of salary at each firm

May 28 2021 12:15pm
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Work from home 50% of the time, Dechert tells lawyers

Simmons also allows staff to work remotely — but for 60%

May 28 2021 9:26am
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Slaughter and May to allow trainees to work remotely one day a week

New policy enables ‘majority’ of staff to work away from the office up to 40% of the time

May 26 2021 3:12pm
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Pinsent Masons repays government furlough money

Fieldfisher restores lawyer and staff pay

May 26 2021 9:16am
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Take a Covid-19 test before coming into the office, Skadden tells unvaccinated London lawyers

Internal memo urges staff to get jabbed

May 25 2021 12:54pm
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