CompaniesProfessional ServicesCoronavirus pandemicPrint articleLaw firms take hard line on staff vaccine mandatesHannah Wootton and Michael PellyOct 14, 2021 – 1.32pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLaw firms are taking a hard line on COVID-19 vaccinations, with most implementing “no jab, no office” policies for the early stages of reopening and many conceding it is very likely such rules will become permanent.This goes against the approach taken by other sectors of the professional services industry such as accounting, where firms have signalled vaccination mandates are unlikely.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comMichael Pelly was The Australian Financial Review’s legal editorSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCoronavirus pandemicLegal professionWorkplaceHerbert Smith FreehillsKing & Wood MallesonsAllensAshurst LLPGilbert + Tobin Corrs Chambers WestgarthVaccinationLatest In Professional servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarSimon EvansNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsAI jobs plateau suggests we’re embracing skillsLife & LeisureMeet Australia’s hospitality power couplesMaxim BoonGet ready to geek out over the ‘coolest people-mover’ on the marketThis boxing attorney loves the rhythm of the fightRich ListAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her ownYolanda RedrupLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist Warehouse