Dentons has become the latest firm to launch agile working across all of its UK offices.
Partners, associates and legal executives are now permitted to work from home one day a week on an informal basis. The agile working initiative will be open to those in the firm’s London, Milton Keynes and Watford offices.
Dentons CEO for the UK, Middle East and Africa Jeremy Cohen said: “Modern technology enables us to work in a more agile way and means that we’re not tied to working in the office in the way we once were.
“We want to support staff to find the right balance between being highly responsive to clients while juggling all the other demands on their time. We’re encouraging our partners to lead the way and support this new initiative to ensure it’s a success across all of our teams and departments.”
The move to agile working was implemented after staff said they were open to the idea in a recent internal survey. Dentons is now considering expanding agile working to all non-legal roles in the UK and will reach a decision later in the year.
In April Mayer Brown began piloting agile working in the construction department of its London office. Should the trial prove successful Mayer Brown would be one of the fist US law firms in the City to implement agile working.
Shearman & Sterling is another US firm currently considering introducing agile working in London. The UK office has operated an informal agile working system for a number of years but is reviewing its policy after US-based associates were granted permission to work from home two days a month.
The Lawyer also recently revealed Olswang is planning to offer agile working to all staff by March 2017. The plans also involve making the firm’s London office fully open plan.