Associates

Colo. Lawyer Died in Murder-Suicide, Shot By Ex-Husband

A 30-year-old Colorado lawyer died almost immediately after she was shot in the head by her ex-husband last week. Boulder officials said today that Katelin “Katie” Oakley, who once worked at Davis Graham & Stubbs, was apparently lured by Robert Bryant Oakley to his home there on April 1. He…

Apr 7, 2009 12:06 AM CDT

As Paralegal Applies to Home Depot, Lucky Associate Finds Lower-Paid Job

After a decade as a paralegal at Pepe & Hazard, Michael Wallace isn’t having much luck finding another job since being laid-off in January. Recently, the 60-year-old sought to apply his construction law experience to a nonlegal position at Home Depot. “There’s really not much out there,” Wallace, whose resume…

Apr 6, 2009 4:35 PM CDT

BigLaw’s Deferred Associates Stretching Legal Aid Groups a Bit

Leaders of nonprofit legal organizations say that while they are grateful law firms are sending deferred associates their way and signing their paychecks, the onslaught of extra bodies is still causing a logistic and financial strain, the Am Law Daily reported. (Which is perhaps why many out-of-work lawyers seeking such…

Apr 6, 2009 4:25 PM CDT

Laid-Off Thacher Lawyer Goes on a Road Trip

Laid-off New York associate Jeremy Dyme decided to get going—on a road trip—when the going got tough. Dyme was a fourth-year associate when he was laid off late last year from Thacher Proffitt & Wood. A month later, his apartment lease was up and he was on the road to…

Apr 6, 2009 12:03 PM CDT

70 WolfBlock Lawyers Find New Homes

As the dust settles from the implosion of WolfBlock last week, more than one third of the 290 lawyers in the Philadelphia-based partnership have already found new homes. Among the latest announcements, a 67-attorney New Jersey contingent of the dissolving Philadephia-based firm has decided to hang out its own shingle.…

Apr 3, 2009 9:08 PM CDT

Layoffs in Dubai, Too: DLA Piper Axes 8

In the midst of a stunning series of major law firm layoffs in the United States and United Kingdom because of the dismal economy, the Middle East has been seen as a relatively booming practice area ripe for expansion. But there is a slowdown in legal work there, too, says…

Apr 3, 2009 5:10 PM CDT

Law Firms Consider Shrinking Partner Offices

Law firms looking to cut down expenses are considering one-size-fits-all offices. Real estate experts told the National Law Journal that some law firms are thinking of downsizing partner offices to the same size as associate space or squeezing two associates into single offices. Other firms are taking less drastic measures,…

Apr 3, 2009 2:23 PM CDT

Hogan & Hartson Lays Off 93 Staff, Cuts Some Associates’ Pay

Updated: After a February buyout offer failed to attract enough volunteers, Hogan & Hartson announced today that it is laying off 93 staff members in its United States offices. Their last day will be tomorrow, the firm’s executive committee explains in an internal memo published by Above the Law. “This…

Apr 2, 2009 5:17 PM CDT

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Apr 2, 2009 3:50 AM CDT

Color My Lawyer

The ingenious folks at Apple have come up with another practice to be envied: Color-coding store employees. Need a manager? Look for the red-T-shirt. Need a genius? Go to the guy in the dark blue tee. Need a question answered? The dude in the orange shirt can help.

Apr 2, 2009 2:20 AM CDT

Nose to The Grindstone, Ear to the Ground

In time of stealth layoffs, due diligence a must

Apr 2, 2009 12:10 AM CDT

March Mayhem Tally Tops 3,500 After End-of-Month Law Firm Layoffs

Although major law firm layoffs have seemingly slowed down from the blistering pace set during the first 10 days of March, the end-of-month total is still a stunning figure. Some 3,500 attorneys and staff, and perhaps significantly more, have lost their jobs, and announcements of canceled summer programs, postponed first-year…

Apr 1, 2009 2:00 AM CDT

Locke Lord Lays Off Attorneys & Staff

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell has confirmed that it laid off associates, counsel and staff today in all 13 of the law firm’s offices. Partners were spared, however. Chairwoman Jerry Clements declined to give a total tally of those being eliminated from the firm’s roster, Texas Lawyer reports. However, an…

Apr 1, 2009 12:40 AM CDT

Robinson & Cole Names New MP, Lays Off 11 Attorneys & 19 Staff

A well-known Connecticut-based Northeast regional law firm has just named a new managing partner. Sadly, as Above the Law points out, one of his first tasks was to announce layoffs. Due to the dismal economy, the firm is eliminating 11 associates and counsel and 19 staff members from its roster,…

Mar 31, 2009 7:28 PM CDT

Reed Smith Cuts 100 Lawyers & Staff

In a second round of layoffs since December, Reed Smith is letting go 26 attorneys and 74 staff members in its United States and United Kingdom offices because of a slowdown in its transactional practices. “Specifically, we are initiating the outplacement of 17 associates in the U.S. and have started…

Mar 31, 2009 5:04 PM CDT