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Legal Life In Lockdown: Freshfields' Ken Baird on 120-Strong Video Calls and Cooking Challenges

The firm's global head of restructuring discusses his working day during lockdown, featuring rogue pigeons on video calls and his mousse prowess.
5 minute read

International Edition

Legal Life During Lockdown: Ashar Qureshi Chats Client Cauliflower Demands and Possible Video Slip Ups

Ashar Qureshi discusses his passion for gardening - and a possible pre-shower video slip up...
5 minute read

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What Firms Need to Know About the Inevitable Future of Remote Working

There are several things firms need to know about this next phase of working, according to a partnership law expert.
7 minute read

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The COVID-19 Lockdown Is a Game Changer for Women in Law

Women say that the lockdown has legitimised remote working practices so that they are no longer "a female issue".
5 minute read

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Legal Life In Lockdown: PPF's Legal Director on Living Through "A Dystopian Drama"

Dana Grey discusses the challenge of "not having the small human interactions" when working remotely.
4 minute read

International Edition

HFW's COO On An Army Career and The Power Of Military Values Right Now

"At the end of the day, nobody's shooting at us.​"
6 minute read

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'Take Heart. Be Strong': David Lat On How COVID-19 Has Changed His Life and the Legal Profession

The Above the Law founder-turned-legal recruiter talks about his brush with death and what he's learned from the ordeal.
1 minute read

International Edition

Will COVID-19 Pave The Way For Better Lawyer Work-Life Balance?

"Lawyers may feel a powerful effect from not having to commute each day and having more time with family," says the head of flexi-lawyer service Vario.
5 minute read

International Edition

What it's Like to Work From Home When Your Partner is a Lawyer Too

Lawyer couples recount battles for the study and pretending to leave the house to stop the children distracting them.
6 minute read

International Edition

3 Mayer Brown Hong Kong Lawyers Test Positive for COVID-19

The three tested positive for the virus after returning to Hong Kong from London. Mayer Brown recently reversed its policy requiring lawyers and staff to work in the office after receiving an anonymous letter from Hong Kong employees highly critical of the directive.
3 minute read

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