The firm, which is known for its personal injury, employment, clinical negligence, family and property work, announced this week it will look for more suitable office space in London to replace its current High Holborn headquarters once the crisis is over. While the new offices will provide a hub for meetings and a place to work, its 200-plus lawyers will work remotely or agilely where possible.
David
Whitmore, Slater and Gordon’s chief executive, said: ‘We have announced to our
staff that we won’t ever go back to how we worked before COVID.
‘We don’t want
our staff tethered to desks in offices. We trust them to work hard to get the
best outcomes for our clients wherever they are. We are a technology driven business
and we always knew that having most of our staff working remotely was in our
future. It improves the well-being and work life balance of our staff and
provides flexibility to our customers. We have been able to accelerate these
plans over the last few months.
‘When we do
look to return to our offices, they won’t look like they used to and colleagues
will be encouraged to continue working remotely for the majority of the time.
Working smart is better for everyone. Our colleagues and our customers. It’s
the S+G Way.’
