Evidence has reached The Diary’s Charterhouse Street bunker that the drive by the top firms to boost partner performance is starting to work. Why else would TV company Zig Zag Productions be targeting law firms in its search for people who are burning the candle at both ends?

The company is inviting individuals who are failing to strike a balance between work and home life to take part in a new documentary in which participants are, intriguingly, “given the VIP treatment their mind and body deserves”.