Dentons Sign Dentons is shutting both its Watford and Aberdeen bases.

Dentons his set to close two of its regional U.K. bases, the firm said in a statement on Friday.

Dentons is set to shut down its Watford and Aberdeen bases, with all lawyers and employees set to permanently work from home.

The firm's Aberdeen and Watford-based lawyers and employees will now work remotely but will have the option to go into the firm's nearby Milton Keynes and Edinburgh offices when needed.

The firm has also set up a project team to help shift to a new dynamic for its working environment across its U.K. offices.

Lisa Sewell, Dentons managing director for the U.K., Ireland and Middle East, said in a statement: "The success of remote working during lockdown has made us really stop and think about how we can learn from this new way of working to accelerate the physical and behavioural changes that form part of our strategy to build the law firm of the future.

"In that way, the lockdown has forced the behavioural shifts that are the basis of any real change of this type, so we want to use this to ensure we don't just assume we will return to the way we used to work post lockdown. It's an exciting shift for us, our people and for how we will be able to serve our clients in different ways in the future."

The Aberdeen office comprises 12 people, including two partners, one counsel, three associates, two trainees and four business services people. The office was acquired through a merger with Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens in 2017.

Its Watford base comprises 54 people in total, including four partners, one counsel, nine associates, 23 paralegals, three trainees, three other fee earners and eleven business services.

The Watford base opened in 2016 via the firm's acquisition of U.K. outfit Matthew Arnold & Baldwin, has been home to the legal delivery service centre since last year.

Dentons is the latest firm to change its working habits. In May, Slater & Gordon announced it would move out of its current London office into a smaller space but would expect everyone to work from home permanently.