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The home office

01 April 2020 / Matthew Kay
Issue: 7881 / Categories: Opinion , Profession
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Top tips to manage your career from home: Matthew Kay outlines how lawyers can get comfortable with the UK’s new way of working
  • Stick to a schedule: establishing a routine.
  • Create a conducive working environment: a productive workspace.
  • Look after yourself: self-care.

As I sit here writing this, working from my home office—something I (nor anyone) would have envisaged to be our life for the foreseeable future—I am astounded as to how many companies have adapted seamlessly to the ‘new normal’ of working from home.

From big corporations to the smallest of businesses, we’ve all been reading numerous stories about how companies have made a seismic change to their working habits in the space of a few days. For some, including law firms, agile working was a more widespread culture, while others have had to overcome obstacles in a matter of days to ensure business continuity.

I’m sure many of us, myself included, have been warmed by the positive encouragement in articles, funny social media posts and comforting TV segments

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