Pillsbury Cuts 55 Attorneys & 100 Staff

There’s no word on how many Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman associates accepted a “voluntary departure plan” offered last week.

But today the firm announced in an…

Mar 5, 2009 7:22 PM CST

Don’t Try This in Your Next Cover Letter

Some legal job applicants are too creative in their cover letters.

Here’s an example of a bad cover letter: “Not all people are criminals, but even criminals are people too.”

Mar 5, 2009 5:21 PM CST

Tower Snow Makes His Legal Comeback

Tower Snow has returned to law practice.

Snow got an early taste of troubled law firms and offices. He led Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison before its dissolution. The West Coast…

Mar 5, 2009 4:46 PM CST

How to Get Noticed When Applying for Legal Jobs Online

Lawyers applying for jobs listed on websites shouldn’t assume they don’t need to put much work into their applications.

Instead, job applicants need to prioritize, choosing their most desired positions…

Mar 5, 2009 3:57 PM CST

Top Layoff List Led by Orrick and Latham

Corrected: Law firms at the top of a lawyer layoff list are Orrick, for the highest percentage of laid-off associates and other nonpartner lawyers, and Latham & Watkins, for the…

Mar 5, 2009 12:47 PM CST

March Mayhem: Law Firm Layoffs in 1 Week Total Nearly 1,500

Updated: In a sign of the troubled times, law firm cuts are getting deeper and more frequent:

Late last week, Latham…

Mar 4, 2009 11:59 PM CST

As Layoffs Surge, Long-Ago Grads Turn to Law Schools for Help

Traditionally, law school career offices focused on helping students and perhaps a few recent graduates find career-entry jobs as attorneys.

But as a growing number of law firms throughout the…

Mar 4, 2009 9:24 PM CST

Clifford Chance to Cut Up to 115 Staff

Megafirm Clifford Chance has announced that it will eliminate between 105 and 115 support staff positions at its London headquarters.

The latest layoffs follow an announcement last month that the…

Mar 4, 2009 8:40 PM CST

Staff Layoffs Snowball: Shearman to Cut 78, Dewey About 100

Two law firms have announced layoffs that affect mostly administrative staffers.

The staff layoffs at Shearman & Sterling and Dewey & LeBeouf come as two other law firms begin cutting…

Mar 4, 2009 5:35 PM CST

Another Law Firm Lays Off Hundreds: This Time, It’s O’Melveny

For the second day in a row, a large law firm has announced staff cuts affecting hundreds of lawyers and support staffers.

Today O’Melveny & Myers announced it is laying…

Mar 4, 2009 5:11 PM CST

Former IRS Commissioner to Affiliate with Plaintiffs Firm

A former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is taking on a new role advising whistle-blowing clients of the Dallas-based law firm Baron & Budd.

Margaret Milner Richardson, who was…

Mar 4, 2009 4:59 PM CST

O’Connor Corrects Jon Stewart in Daily Show Appearance (See the Video Clips)

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is making the rounds on two network shows, and one of them is Comedy Central.

O’Connor appeared yesterday on The Daily Show…

Mar 4, 2009 3:04 PM CST

Law Firm Cuts ‘Getting Deeper’

Last fall, news of law firm layoffs in the dozens were surprising; this year some law firms are announcing layoffs affecting hundreds of people.

The latest Mar 4, 2009 2:10 PM CST

Will Law Firms Begin Serial Layoffs? Not if They Can Help It, Experts Say

Orrick’s layoffs yesterday were the second in less than four months. Will other law firms that have already laid off lawyers follow suit?

Not if they can avoid it, experts…

Mar 4, 2009 12:14 PM CST

Law Firm Layoffs Alternative: 4-Day Week for Over 100 Attorneys and Staff

A major Yorkshire law firm in the United Kingdom instituted a four-day workweek yesterday for more than 100 of its attorneys and staff members as an alternative to making layoffs…

Mar 3, 2009 6:55 PM CST