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Virtual law
Key points
- The Bar Council has highlighted that 72% of barristers in England and Wales have experienced a significant reduction in new fee income.
- Around 18% of surveyed barristers want to leave the profession and the number of pupils has dropped.
- The move to remote working has led to a significant decrease in costs.
- Clients are questioning why these changes have not been implemented before to reduce their costs.
- It will be important to remember the effect of the move to virtual chambers in maintaining social interactions and on pupils and juniors.
- The flexibility of remote working contributes to staff satisfaction.
The years 2020 and 2021 will be seen by historians as a relatively short but intense period of disruption and seismic change but also a time of new beginnings. Nationally we were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic with its lockdowns and necessary changes to the way in...
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