Layoffs

Judge blocks Kari Lake from laying off over 500 Voice of America staffers

U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth temporarily blocked the layoffs of more than 500 Voice of America employees, delivering a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the United States’ international broadcasting agency.

Sep 30, 2025 10:24 AM CDT

DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has lost hundreds of employees in ‘mass exodus’

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has lost 368 employees since President Donald Trump took office in January, according to figures provided to a Democratic senator.

Jul 28, 2025 11:43 AM CDT

BigLaw firm lays off 5% of business professional staff

Perkins Coie has laid off 5% of its business professional staff following a firmwide review that took place over the last year.

Jun 25, 2025 3:26 PM CDT

59 partners leave A&O Shearman outside Asia since decision to trim 10% of equity partnership

Twenty-five U.S. partners are among the 59 partners who left A&O Shearman since its decision last year to trim 10% of its global equity partnership, according to a count by Law.com.

Apr 28, 2025 3:19 PM CDT

In ‘difficult but necessary step forward,’ merged law firm trims 10% of equity partnership

A&O Shearman is cutting 10% of its global equity partners, closing its Johannesburg office in South Africa and terminating its consulting business, multiple legal publications are reporting.

Sep 9, 2024 2:36 PM CDT

BigLaw firm confirms staff layoffs with ‘generous separation packages’

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath has confirmed staff layoffs earlier this year after Above the Law published a leaked memo with the announcement.

Jul 11, 2024 9:19 AM CDT

Southern Poverty Law Center’s layoffs are ‘no coincidence,’ union says

The Southern Poverty Law Center has acknowledged an “organizational restructuring” after the SPLC Union said the group laid off more than 60 union members, along with at least 20 supervisors, last week.

Jun 18, 2024 8:58 AM CDT

BigLaw firm confirms employee layoffs for second time in a year

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has laid off about 50 staff members in the United States and the United Kingdom, with most of the cuts occurring in business services.

Mar 18, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Fourth BigLaw firm closes office in China

Perkins Coie is closing its Shanghai office while emphasizing that it remains committed to its China practice and clients.

Mar 6, 2024 8:16 AM CST

Layoffs hit nearly 10% of lawyers and staff at this Silicon Valley law firm

Fenwick & West is laying off nearly 10% of its lawyers and staff members, according to a memo by law firm chair Richard Dickson.

Feb 14, 2024 8:34 AM CST

BigLaw associates ‘have never had it better;’ they are working fewer hours, survey says, and making more money

Lawyer head count is growing, while productivity is declining, according to a year-end survey of more than 130 larger law firms released this week by Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group.

Feb 1, 2024 12:56 PM CST

K&L Gates reportedly cuts associates in at least 4 cities

Some associates at K&L Gates are reportedly out of a job, despite a continued increase in revenue at the law firm.

Dec 11, 2023 12:31 PM CST

Layoffs unlikely as law firms see increased revenue from rate hikes, Wells Fargo official says

Law firm revenue increased 4.6% through the third quarter of the year, thanks to a hike in billing rates, according to a survey of more that 120 firms by Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group.

Nov 17, 2023 11:57 AM CST

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart has announced job cuts affecting about 5% of its employees.

Aug 14, 2023 12:04 PM CDT

Talent wars led to record-high salaries for class of 2022 law grads, new NALP report says

Talent wars helped push the national median salary for class of 2022 law graduates to a record high of $85,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

Aug 2, 2023 12:20 PM CDT