COVID-19
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Simmons Looks To Roll Out Global Therapy Sessions For Partners
By Varsha Patel | November 4, 2021
The unusual move follows a successful trial in the firm's UK offices, where two thirds of the partnership participated.
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Allen & Overy Implements Global Domestic Abuse Policy
By Lauryn Pierro | October 27, 2021
The firm will be offering emergency accommodation and funds to its people if necessary.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Sidley Scraps London Summer Vacation Template Post-Pandemic
By Patrick Harrison, Lyndsey Laverack and Oliver Currall. | October 26, 2021
After assessing how its virtual vacation schemes ran during the pandemic, the firm has decided to move away from its previous set process.
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Herbert Smith Freehills to Require Proof of Vaccination for Staff and Visitors to Enter Sydney, Melbourne Offices
By Christopher Niesche | October 21, 2021
As major cities come off of extended lockdowns, the firm is one of a growing number of domestic and international firms in Australia that say they will require staff to be vaccinated before they return to the office.
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Global Firms in Australia Require Proof of Vaccination From Staff
By Christopher Niesche | October 20, 2021
Baker McKenzie, Ashurst and Norton Rose Fulbright are among the global firms in Australia requiring that staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to return to the office.
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Vaccine Mandates Keep Labor and Employment Lawyers Busy
By Gail J. Cohen | October 18, 2021
Clients across Canada are looking to legal advisers to help make their return-to-work policies—especially vaccine mandates—airtight.
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International Edition | Commentary
Pandora's Box: Baker McKenzie Opens Up Law's Ethics Challenge
By Paul Hodkinson | October 11, 2021
This week's Global Lawyer Briefing discusses the ethical challenge posed by the Pandora Papers as well as the industry's other big stories.
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'Performance Plus Big Salary No Longer Equals Retention': A Q&A With De Brauw's Managing Partner
By Paul Hodkinson | October 8, 2021
Ahead of the Global Independent Law Firms Forum 2021 event in November, Marnix Leijten talks about coping in a 'difficult' pandemic for the firm and its young lawyers, ESG, referral relationships, the Big Four, legal tech and more.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Treat With Caution: A Legal Guide to Mandatory Vaccines
By Elizabeth McEneny and Beth Hale, CM Murray | October 7, 2021
It will be a brave employer who wants to be the defendant in a test case on dismissal on the grounds of vaccine refusal.
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'This Is The Right Time': Ropes & Gray Sticks With November for Expanded Reopening, as Other Firms Postpone
By Patrick Smith | October 5, 2021
The firm is entering its "Phase 2" by asking people to come back a couple days a week, and hoping for more.
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