El Salvador
Contributed by Mónica Machuca, EY
This article aims to show the legal environment that El Salvador is experiencing, both before the pandemic, at the present time, and how it might look in the future once COVID-19 is learned to live with.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the smallest country in Central America is being threatened with an economic recession like never before, but the legal market may be on its way to thriving this year. Before COVID-19, legal markets were stable, the majority of legal teams were working in-office, had a normal 8-hour working day, had a regular amount of contentious issues and disputes, any changes in regulations were made occasionally, tax benefits were predetermined, and an increase in technological advances and resources were not a priority or being used as well as they should.
