Working from home permanently: the employment law options
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many law firm staff have been working remotely. Rupert Scrase asks:…
08 Sep 2020
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- Blueprint for law firms and solicitors facing local lockdowns12 Aug 2020
- Business continuity toolkit12 Aug 2020
- Business development for law firms12 Aug 2020
- Client funds21 Apr 2020
- Closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund12 Aug 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for members12 Aug 2020
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Guidance for law firms12 Aug 2020
- Help for solicitors facing financial difficulty14 Sep 2020
- Introduction to lawtech13 Feb 2020
- Joint Law Society and City of London Law Society Q&A on the PSC Register25 Feb 2020
- LawTech Delivery Panel12 Aug 2020
- Managing and closing files11 Mar 2020
- Notes on intra-group guarantees and intra-group loans17 Aug 2020
- Our position on the use of virtual execution and e-signature during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic12 Aug 2020
- Ownership of documents12 Mar 2020
- PII buyers' guide14 Sep 2020
- Practical framework for law firms and sole practitioners on return to the office15 Sep 2020
- Practical support for your business – returning to a new normal12 Aug 2020
- Preparing for the end of the transition period18 Sep 2020
- Renewing your firm’s professional indemnity insurance14 Sep 2020
- Signing and exchanging documents12 Aug 2020
- Sources of complaints25 Feb 2020
- Support for law firms18 Aug 2020
- VAT treatment of disbursements and expenses25 Feb 2020
- APPG on Legal and Constitutional Affairs report: The effect of Brexit on legal services12 Aug 2020
- Annual Statistical Report 201425 Feb 2020
- Annual Statistics Report 201712 Aug 2020
- Annual Statistics Report 201812 Aug 2020
- Annual firm survey 2014/15: Snapshots from the results 18 Aug 2020
- Blockchain: The legal implications of distributed systems12 Aug 2020
- Capital allowances - seizing the opportunity25 Feb 2020
- Capturing technological innovation in legal services report25 Feb 2020
- Categories of work undertaken by solicitors 201518 Aug 2020
- City Legal Index25 Feb 2020
- Contribution of the UK legal services sector to the UK economy report12 Aug 2020
- Economic value of the legal services sector report21 Jul 2020
- Larger law firms COVID-19 survey12 Aug 2020
- Lawtech Adoption Research report25 Feb 2020
- Lawtech: a comparative analysis of legal technology in the UK and in other jurisdictions25 Feb 2020
- Legal needs of individuals in England and Wales report12 Aug 2020
- Legal services sector forecasts12 Aug 2020
- Online survey of individuals’ handling of legal issues in England and Wales 201512 Aug 2020
- Research Roundup - Issue 6, Autumn 201712 Aug 2020
- Research Roundup - issue 4, Winter 201625 Feb 2020
- Research Roundup - issue 5, Spring 201712 Aug 2020
- Research to inform workforce planning and career development in legal services25 Feb 2020
- Solicitors’ salaries in 201612 Aug 2020
- The UK-EU future partnership – legal services sector18 Aug 2020
- Alternative business structures12 Aug 2020
- Closing down your practice: regulatory requirements12 Aug 2020
- Cloud computing18 Aug 2020
- Compliance officers09 Mar 2020
- Entity-based regulation12 Aug 2020
- Equality Act 201012 Aug 2020
- Execution of a document using an electronic signature12 Aug 2020
- Execution of documents by virtual means12 Aug 2020
- File closure management12 Aug 2020
- File retention: trusts11 Sep 2020
- File retention: wills and probate11 Sep 2020
- Freelance solicitors12 Aug 2020
- Outsourcing12 Aug 2020
- Professional indemnity insurance11 Sep 2020
- Protection for client accounts12 Aug 2020
- Reorganising your business: Employment law implications12 Aug 2020
- Residual client balances12 Aug 2020
- Setting up a practice: regulatory requirements29 May 2020
- Social media12 Aug 2020
- Solicitors offering legal services to the public from unregulated entities12 Aug 2020
- Tax for sole practitioners12 Aug 2020
- Using lawtech in your practice12 Aug 2020
- Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?12 Aug 2020
- Are solicitors exempt from jury service?20 Apr 2020
- Do I have to give the oath fees I receive to my new firm's partners?12 Aug 2020
- Do I have to pay trainees the Law Society's minimum salary?12 Aug 2020
- Do partners have to sign bills?20 Apr 2020
- How long can I retain a private client file for?12 Aug 2020
- Should we quote our account number on bills?12 Aug 2020
- What should I consider when destroying files stored electronically?12 Aug 2020
- What should I include on the back of my invoices?12 Aug 2020
- What support is available to firms renewing their PII?07 Sep 2020
- Will our PII cover a LeO compensation award of £50,000?12 Aug 2020
- Barclays Eagle Lab25 Feb 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Business support measures for small firms12 Aug 2020
- Eligibility for government coronavirus (COVID-19) support tool12 Aug 2020
- How to prepare for the end of the transition period: A 10 step checklist for law firms 27 Aug 2020
- Procurement Protocol12 Aug 2020
- Safe return to the office: Toolkit for firms26 Aug 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): our priority issues12 Aug 2020
- Lawtech12 Aug 2020
- UCL review of legal services regulation12 Aug 2020
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