Pandemic having significant impact on solicitor firms’ operations and finance

A survey of 534 managing partners and principal solicitors found 74 per cent of businesses availed of government supports

The report recommended that the Law Society liaise with decision makers in government. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Solicitors’ firms continue to experience a high level of financial pressure due to the pandemic, according to a report on the profession and business recovery commissioned by the Law Society.

A survey of 534 managing partners and principal solicitors found 74 per cent of businesses availed of government supports. Of that number, 50 per cent had received the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) and 82 per cent said the Employment Wages Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) was ...