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14 January 2022
Issue: 7962 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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NLJ this week: Agile law

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the legal profession to take stock of its working practices―how flexible should firms be?

In this week’s NLJ, Rachel Lewis, partner, Farrer & Co, considers what works best, and sets out the changes her own firm has introduced.

Lewis recalls that it soon became apparent that a ‘one size fits all’ policy wasn’t going to suit. Instead, the firm consulted with its people to gauge priorities and needs, subsequently choosing a 40% structure, and refurbishing its offices to fit the new style of agile working. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned
The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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