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Small businesses ‘writing the playbook’ on flexibility
When it comes to offering flexible working arrangements or implementing return-to-office (RTO) mandates, small- to...
03 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Could a ‘reduced hours for reduced pay’ model work in Australia?
In an age of increased and flexible working arrangements, workers appear increasingly receptive to lower remuneration...
29 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Partners optimistic about development of next-gen leaders
Nearly one year ago, Lawyers Weekly spoke with BigLaw partners across the country about concerns that junior lawyers...
28 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
How to make hybrid work, work
Legal workplaces must be sure to optimise the “new world” hybrid model in a dynamic environment, write Professor...
01 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Epiroc acquires Remote Control Technologies
Epiroc has acquired a mining automation company, in what the CEO said will help their clients achieve “optimal...
09 January 2023
By Lauren Croft
Do lawyers have to choose between working at home or the office?
Where to be, or not to be? That is the question for many legal professionals right now, writes Jeremy
11 November 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Flexibility is not cost-free’, partners warn junior lawyers
‘Flexibility is not cost-free’, partners warn junior lawyers
Partners across the country are worried that the next generation of leaders in law will be at a disadvantage, as the...
27 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Most small firms now work from home, most of the week
New research reveals that more than half of SME law firms are operating from home at least half the week, with one in...
05 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
What is your hybrid strategy?
At one point in the middle of lockdowns, when everyone one was pretty much working from home, we were never going back...
01 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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FAL Lawyers encourages permanent remote working
As some workplaces begin mandating in-office working, one boutique firm has decided to go a different way — and is...
21 July 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Rigid office return directives ‘unlikely to work’
Instead of taking too strong a stance on how and where lawyers should be working, firms must appreciate that there is a...
13 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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How junior lawyers can get the most out of remote working
Remote working is most taxing on junior lawyers, yet it is the topic least examined from a junior perspective, writes...
16 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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How to successfully implement a remote-working model
For remote working to work well for firms, there need to be regular check-ins with employees and clients, good team...
05 May 2022
By Lauren Croft
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The Boutique Lawyer Show: 6 steps to a successful remote workforce
Increasingly, SME firm owners will have to grapple with how best to manage the idiosyncratic needs of a scattered...
26 April 2022
By Robyn Tongol
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‘Remote working generated so much efficiency’
Whilst the pandemic caused disruption across a number of industries, the legal profession has come out more efficient...
23 March 2022
By Lauren Croft
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The ‘negative consequences’ of WFH
Luke Giribon sees numerous long-term issues with firms allowing their teams to work remotely long term – not just for...
17 March 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Ensuring long-term success for a remote workforce
US-based general counsel Victoria Libin has been part of law departments that had flexible and remote working...
11 January 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The ‘right to disconnect’ for lawyers
Does increased uptake of remote and flexible working arrangements create a scenario in which legal employers should be...
25 November 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Should employers pay for lawyers’ utilities bills?
The mainstreaming of remote and flexible working arrangements begs the question: should legal employers contribute...
23 November 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Is WFH a passing fad?
Last week, I asked my LinkedIn network if they believe lawyers will tire of remote and flexible working and want to...
19 November 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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