Norton Rose estimates it has saved up to 85 jobs firmwide as a result of its high-profile flexible-working scheme, with the firm now starting to put fee earners in some departments back onto full hours as market conditions improve.
The number of lawyers working reduced hours has fallen by up to 15% since the use of the scheme peaked in the summer, with many of those returning to full-time hours sitting within the corporate and banking departments. It is thought that a large number of staff in overseas offices including Germany, Hong Kong and Amsterdam have also returned to full-time hours.
