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25 February 2021 Permanent shift to home working will boost productivity but may impact mental health, poll finds More than three quarters of respondents to The Global Legal Post survey expect less office-based work once pandemic recedes Shutterstock; Vera Petrunina More than three quarters of business lawyers are anticipating a permanent shift to home working once lockdown restrictions end, most of whom believe this will improve work life balance and productivity, according to a The Global Legal Post poll. However, there is less agreement over the impact of this change on diversity and particularly mental health with more than a third of respondents worried mental health – already the subject of concern within the profession – will deteriorate. ....
Permanent shift to home working will boost productivity but may impact mental health, poll finds 25 February 2021 Permanent shift to home working will boost productivity but may impact mental health, poll finds More than three quarters of respondents to The Global Legal Post survey expect less office-based work once pandemic recedes Shutterstock; Vera Petrunina More than three quarters of business lawyers are anticipating a permanent shift to home working once lockdown restrictions end, most of whom believe this will improve work life balance and productivity, according to a The Global Legal Post poll. However, there is less agreement over the impact of this change on diversity and particularly mental health with more than a third of respondents worried mental health – already the subject of concern within the profession – will deteriorate. ....
Avoiding the shiny toy syndrome - law firms urged to focus on the strategy behind tech investment 24 February 2021 Video Q&A underlines the importance of staying level-headed in face of booming legaltech sector Law firms must avoid the shiny toy syndrome when investing in technology, understanding that it will only work if it is being harnessed to achieve a broader strategy, a Global Legal Post video Q&A interview has heard. Stuart Hopper, former director of practice development, knowledge and innovation at Dentons, said new technology purchases should be considered as part of a disciplined process whereby internal or client ‘pain points’ were identified and the right tech to address them sourced, possibly with the help of providers acting as ‘honest brokers’. ....
Three-day programme to make sense of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead The Global Legal Post has teamed up with Lexington Consultants to launch an online management course to help law firm leaders and members of their teams thrive in 2021. The three-day interactive online course – Preparing your law firm for success in the post-pandemic era – will be led by a team of former law firm leaders at elite firms and specialist consultants and has been tailored to cover the critical issues law firms face in the year ahead. “We’ve designed this course for law firms trying to make sense of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in these uncertain times,” said Peter Cornell, chair of Lexington Consultants and former global managing partner, Clifford Chance. “It sets out to cover the full range of factors law firms must address to succeed covering strategy, finance, ownership, technology, people and, most importantly of all, changing client ....