2020: In-House (and House) Turned Upside Down

Viviane Bordin Vielliard , Independent Legal Consultant , PostNL , Netherlands

In this paper, we look back at 2020 to assess the impact the pandemic has had on our lives, both personally and professionally, and on the legal profession as a whole. Although predictions are hard to make for a post pandemic return to normal, it is clear that a lot of what we considered to be the norm will have been impacted for long enough now to lead to permanent changes. Along with such changes, however, comes challenges and opportunities to be embraced, which we will also look at here.

Viviane Bordin Vielliard is a qualified lawyer in Brazil and legal consultant based in the Netherlands, specialised in labour union law and management of in-house legal departments. She currently works at Post NL, a Euronext Amsterdam listed company, providing postal and parcel services, along with logistics solutions for e-commerce and cross border activities.

PostNL NV is a listed company providing postal and parcel services in the Netherlands, along with logistics solutions for e-commerce and cross border solutions.