After recent redundancy announcements and the closure of its Norwich office, Eversheds has now called on its staff to restrict the amount they travel in an attempt to cut down costs.

Eversheds financial director Claire Hafner said the firm’s new cost-cutting initiative suggests that staff should, where possible, use video and telephone conferencing opposed to meeting face to face to reduce travel expenses.

All in the name of modernising…?

"We, by introducing our travel plan, are adapting our business practices in line with our clients expectations in the current economic climate,” said Hafner. “Our clients in the City have been using these techniques for a while and it is time that we as law firms modernise our approach to communications and Eversheds is taking the lead".

Such belt tightening has already been seen at other firms; Clifford Chance made changes to its taxi and canteen policy earlier this year.

Wonder when firms’ dress policies will begin to include thick jerseys for winter as a ‘green’ initiative.

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