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Efficiency drive: Freshfields shakes up London secretarial staff roles

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Legal Business
9 January 2017
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Personal assistants at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London have been offered voluntary redundancy or the chance to apply for a more client-focused role in a move that affects around 180 staff.

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