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A major US law firm is hoping its staff
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will be back at their Middle East desks
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as early as next week despite the
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ongoing conflict in Iran. So, this law
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firm is hopeful that its staff can
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return to the offices in Abu Dhabi next
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week, by the 4th of May, if they feel
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happy to do so, which of course is less
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than a week away. We've seen the
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conflict only kicks off a few weeks ago.
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So, there is a sense that if there are
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some sort of subtle nudges in that
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direction, clearly there is a business
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need for this. What what is it about the
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legal profession, particularly in this
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region, that makes this in-office
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working clearly clearly so important?
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>> Well, the Gulf is obviously a really
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fruitful place for businesses to be
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operating, especially law firms. But, I
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think a big takeaway from this is that
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it shows that despite hybrid working
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being something of a default now,
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sectors such as law really do need
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people to be in front of clients.
