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What The Beckwith Hearing Taught Us About Freshfields' Work-Hard Play-Hard Culture
Jagerbombs, Champagne, luxury coaches and high-end resorts are mixed with gruelling deals, 2am finishes and widespread stress at the Magic Circle firm, the tribunal heard.
Champagne was ‘doled out’ on a footballer-esque leather-seated coach from as early as 10am, the tribunal heard. Credit: shutterstock.comMuch of what emerged from the hearing into Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Ryan Beckwith concerned not just the partner’s alleged conduct and the complainant’s apparent suffering – but also the culture at the Magic Circle law firm where they both spent many years of their lives.
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