At simplylawjobs we were sad, but not surprised, to learn of a 4^th round of redundancies within Top Law Firm Eversheds announced on the 10^th September. The reality of this is that 117 employees stand to loose their jobs, including up to 22 Fee Earners in its real estate arena due to the “negative economic climate and long-term decline of the real estate sector”. In addition to these Fee Earners, 95 Legal Secretaries across Eversheds’ offices stand to loose their jobs too.

As a result of the redundancy consultation they are aiming to reduce the level of in-house secretarial support from one secretary for every 3.4 fee earners to one to four.

The redundancy review will consider flexible working, reduced hours and sabbaticals in a bid to save employees jobs.

Eversheds Head of Real Estate Julie Stobart said: “Flexible working arrangements may well appeal at this time when the market remains difficult. We believe it is right to discuss these options with employees as we must work together to ensure that we have the right resources today and, as importantly, we keep our high performers and are in the best shape possible for when the market does begin to recover. As far as future consultations, I am hoping that this is going to be enough now. With the backdrop of flexible working arrangements, that is what we are trying to implement at this stage.”

If you do work at Eversheds and are unfortunate enough to loose your job then please do visit www.simplylawjobs.com to find your next role.

Michelle Jones

www.e-recruitmentbuddy.com

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