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Brazilian Law Firms Eye Hybrid Work Model for Eventual Return

Multiple firms plan to call lawyers back part-time in January, after having allowed attorneys to come in on a voluntary basis for several weeks.
5 minute read

International Edition

Remote-Work Schedules, Off-Hours Commuting, Less Travel: European Firms Adjust to an Omicron World

But unlike many U.S.- or U.K.-based counterparts, firms in Europe have avoided proclaiming a fixed return-to-office date that they may have to back away from.
4 minute read

International Edition

2021 In Review: The Asia-Pacific Shone Despite the Global Talent War and China's Regulatory Crackdown

Capital markets and M&A work ignited sharp increases in law firm revenue, hiring and expansion in 2021—although talent wars and brain drains continue to threaten firms in the region.
7 minute read

International Edition

The London Lawyer: 'The Times They Are a-Changin'

London this week: more overseas and women leaders, associates asking for more than just money, and a pay war that rages on.
4 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie Scraps Meeting-Free Wellbeing Initiative

Well-being initiatives at firms have had a mixed uptake.
2 minute read

International Edition

It's Not Just About the Money: In a Post-COVID World, Law Firms Seek Ideas and Purpose

As lawyers laughed and celebrated their accomplishments last week as they gathered in person at the Global Independent Law Firms Forum and the British Legal Awards, they also acknowledged that they are still coming to terms with the ways in which the industry has dramatically changed over the past two years.
11 minute read

International Edition

'No Work Calls After Hours': Portugal Lawyers React to New 'Right to Disconnect' Law

As some European countries struggle with whether and when to bring employees back to the office, Portugal has proposed legislation to make it easier – if not necessarily cheaper - to let them keep working from home.
4 minute read

International Edition

UK Top 100 Firm Hands Out Four Week Paid Sabbaticals

160 lawyers at the firm are eligible for the scheme.
2 minute read

International Edition

'It Feels Like A Morgue': Most Top UK Law Firms Are Less Than Half Full

An industry poll has found office returns are low, stoking the wider industry debate about the merits of office versus home working.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm Talent Wars: They're Not Just for Associates Anymore

"I think professional staff have been underappreciated in law firm culture for a long time," one litigation firm leader said.
4 minute read

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