Layoffs
New Heller Layoffs; Axed Secretary Tells of Disappearing Copiers
Posted Oct 17, 2008, 05:22 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Most of the remaining staff at Heller Ehrman have reportedly received an e-mail informing them that today is their last day at the law firm.
Employees at the firm estimated that hundreds of staffers were being laid off, and one source said today is the last day for most of the staff, the Recorder reports.
A secretary at the law firm told the publication it was becoming difficult to work in Heller’s stripped-down offices and being laid off comes as a relief. She said she printed a document, but found that the copier had been been removed before she was able to pick it up.
"I have to run down to the ninth floor to get mail and look through 18 bins," the secretary said. "We don't have any records people. They took away our coffee machines. Our cafeteria is gone."
Many of Heller’s partners have moved on to other law firms. Those lawyers with expertise in intellectual property and insurance recovery are in most demand, ABAJournal.com reports.