Law staff told: ‘Get two jabs’

TWO City law firms are demanding staff be fully-jabbed before returning to their London offices.

The moves by Debevoise & Plimpton and Morrison & Foerster – US law firms with bases in London – could prompt other City firms to force staff to get vaccinated.

Debevoise & Plimpton said that from October 11, anyone coming into its UK office will need to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. A memo, seen by The Mail on Sunday, was sent by the firm’s managing partners, Richard Ward and Labour peer Lord Goldsmith QC – the former Attorney General under Tony Blair.

It stated: ‘Starting on October 11, we will require everyone who wishes to come into the office, including visitors, to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated.’

Debevoise & Plimpton’s decision, reported by trade website Legal Cheek, follows a similar move by Morrison and Foerster. It said its lawyers must be fully vaccinated before coming into the office after it reopened last Monday.