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Is the office dead in a post-pandemic world?

Following the vaccination rollout and lockdown roadmap, organisations and employees are now thinking more than ever about a return to work and what that might look like

Top tips for effective succession planning

Changes in our market place have led to a skills shortage in our economy, but what does this mean exactly?

Heads in the Cloud? – How to manage a virtual team

As technology progresses and businesses grow, more and more people are working within virtual teams.

Sir Nigel Knowles

Sir Nigel Knowles
Chairman

Sir Nigel became Chairman of Brewster Partners in 2019. A qualified lawyer and originally from Sheffield, Sir Nigel was DLA Piper’s CEO and Managing Partner, between 1996 and 2016, during which time he led the firm’s growth from a regional UK law firm to become the world’s largest global business law firm, eventually becoming the firm’s Global Ambassador.

Sir Nigel retired from DLA Piper in May 2017, and is now Chairman of International law firm, DWF LLP. Sir Nigel served as the High Sheriff of Greater London in 2016, was Chairman of Sheffield City Region LEP and a Council member of The Prince’s Trust and is a Non-Executive Director and investor in a number of small, high growth potential professional services organisations.

Other contributors to our blog

Christopher Alcock

Non-Executive Director

Nigel Brewster

Partner and Chief Executive

Rachel Hannan

Non-Executive Director

Blog | Sir Nigel Knowles

Is the office dead in a post-pandemic world?

Top tips for effective succession planning

Heads in the Cloud? – How to manage a virtual team