COVID-19
Eversheds lawyers to work from the office two to three days a week
New ‘blended working’ model applies to firm’s trainees too
CMS and Clydes thank lawyers with Covid bonuses
Extra 5% and 3% of salary at each firm
Work from home 50% of the time, Dechert tells lawyers
Simmons also allows staff to work remotely — but for 60%
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
Pinsent Masons repays government furlough money
Fieldfisher restores lawyer and staff pay
Take a Covid-19 test before coming into the office, Skadden tells unvaccinated London lawyers
Internal memo urges staff to get jabbed
SRA: Online exams here to stay
LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic
Trainees tell us what they love (and hate) about remote working
Junior lawyers reflect on their mixed experiences as they prepare to return to the office
Slaughters hands lawyers and staff Covid bonuses
Extra 5% ‘in recognition of everybody’s hard work’
Latham sets lawyers’ Skype status to ‘away’ outside business hours to break ‘online 24/7 mindset’
Switch occurs automatically after 6pm
Taylor Wessing thanks lawyers and staff with Covid bonuses and firm-wide holiday
Special payment amounts to 5% of salary
Clifford Chance and Bakers rally to support India Covid appeal
Raised several thousands
Bakers restores NQ solicitor pay to pre-pandemic £90k
City outfit cut salaries by £2.5k last summer
City firms cut secretary support as lawyers prepare to return to the office
Dechert joins the likes of Clifford Chance and Linklaters in reducing secretarial roles in London
Osborne Clarke hands staff a slice of the profits as Shoosmiths says ‘thank you’ with bonuses
Lockdown rewards continue
New report reveals practice areas most and least impacted by pandemic
Downturn in areas including litigation, property and immigration, while employment, commercial, tax, and risk & compliance thrive
Bird & Bird thanks lawyers and staff with Covid bonus
Rewarded €1,000 for ‘hard work and extraordinary contributions’
Clifford Chance to allow lawyers to work remotely up to 50% of the time
New policy comes into effect once Covid restrictions are lifted on 21 June
Shearman ups NQ lawyer pay to £135,000
Trainees also awarded pay rises
Linklaters bumps NQ solicitor salaries after Covid cuts
£92.5k plus discretionary bonus
Irwin Mitchell dishes out appreciation bonuses and repays furlough cash
Move comes amid flotation rumours