BSA 2024 Legal Salary Guide v3 SPREADS - Flipbook - Side 13
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The number of employers who believe their
Covid-19 remote working policies will remain in
place over the long term also continues to fall,
slipping from 93% to 87% over the last 12 months.
a candidate-short market. In fact, nearly a third
(29%) of organisations already fear their current
hybrid working policies are causing recruitment
and retention problems.
Candidates, on the other hand, are keen to
maintain the added 昀氀exibility they enjoyed during
the pandemic.
In-house teams could also face further hiring
dif昀椀culties as law 昀椀rms begin to offer more
昀氀exible working options of their own. For example,
Slaughter and May recently announced its lawyers
can work reduced hours for lower pay so that staff
can have a better work-life balance.
Seven in 10 professionals admit they would
consider leaving their current role if they weren’t
allowed their preferred hybrid working set-up.
Roughly a 昀椀fth also ranked remote working or
a better work-life balance as their main priority
when seeking a new job.
70% of candidates
would consider
changing jobs if their
desired home/office
mix is not allowed
0 days: 3%
1 day: 1%
5 days:
24%
How many days
would you like to
work remotely?
“Greater 昀氀exibility remains a key motivator
for candidates even after the pandemic,”
explains Nakeela Gill, Associate Consultant
at Barclay Simpson.
“For in-house lawyers in particular, one of the
main perks of switching from private practice
has always been better, more predictable
working hours and this hasn’t changed.”
Employers that fail to offer adequate 昀氀exibility
may struggle to 昀椀nd the right people in
4 days:
18%
2 days:
21%
3 days: 33%
