Latest Magic Circle Firm Instructs London Office To Work Remotely
The firm says it will review the situation after two weeks and a small team will remain at the office to perform essential services.
March 17, 2020 at 08:04 AM
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Linklaters
Linklaters has moved its London workforce to remote working for at least a fortnight – the latest firm to enact working from home measures in light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The office will remain open during the period, and a small team will "continue to operate… to maintain essential client services", according to a spokesperson for the firm.
In a statement, the spokesperson added that the firm will review the situation after two weeks. It comes after the government recommended that the public work from home where possible on Monday in order to delay the spread of COVID-19.
Last week, Law.com International reported that Linklaters was undertaking tests of its global remote-working capabilities by instructing large teams of staff to work from home.
A Linklaters spokesperson commented in a statement: "The health and safety of our people, their families and our clients will always be our top priority and is an essential part of our Linklaters culture."
"Our ability to work remotely is well tested. Our teams across Asia have been operating on this basis for more than 7 weeks, continuing to serve our clients effectively, as have our teams in Europe more recently."
"We have invested in robust and secure technology to support remote working allowing us to remain fully operational and to support our clients throughout this challenging period."
Earlier this month, Linklaters cancelled its global partner conference in Berlin over COVID-19 concerns.
Other firms including Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May and Hogan Lovells have also run stress-tests of their remote working capabilities in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Dechert and King & Spalding were among the latest firms to roll out new global working from home policies on Monday.
Read more:
Linklaters Cancels Partner Conference Amid Coronavirus Fallout
Coronavirus: Linklaters Stress-Tests Its Systems In Global Remote Working Exercise
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