Law firms have emerged from a period of never-ending growth to a new era of efficiency, according to a former managing partner of Arnold & Porter who is now a…
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…
In an opinion piece published today, the New York Times leaves little doubt that there are changes afoot in the legal profession. Massive, paradigm-shifting changes.
Salary reductions at the Los Angeles-based Am Law 200 firm Allen Matkins may mean fewer layoffs. But is it also a sign that cracks are showing in the lockstep compensation…
It appears that the worst might possibly be over, both for the struggling global economy and the ever-increasing number of major law firms that have been laying off support staff,…
Associates and staff were low-hanging fruit waiting to be cut in law firm layoffs. Start dates for new attorneys have been delayed, salaries have been frozen and benefits formerly taken…
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