Layoffs
799 ABA Journal Layoffs articles.
Law grads have had employment offers rescinded at 49% of the law schools surveyed by the National Association for Law Placement.
Hardest hit were graduates of schools in the Southeast…
Jul 16, 2020 12:00 PM CDT
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner announced Wednesday that it is laying off a small number of lawyers and staff members across its global offices.
In London, the layoffs include 14 fee…
Jul 15, 2020 3:30 PM CDT
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone has laid off and furloughed some lawyers as a result of the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 13, 2020 2:55 PM CDT
Hughes Hubbard & Reed has laid off some associates and staff members after receiving a paycheck protection loan from the federal government.
Jul 7, 2020 2:14 PM CDT
Katten Muchin Rosenman’s
decision to lay off some furloughed staff members may be followed by more announcements of layoffs at other law firms, according to legal industry experts.
Jul 2, 2020 12:33 PM CDT
Katten converts some furloughs into layoffs
Katten Muchin Rosenman has decided to lay off some employees it had furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm is…
Jun 30, 2020 3:11 PM CDT
Law firms responding to survey questions about a hypothetical recession became more willing to take tough measures as the COVID-19 crisis worsened, according to recent survey findings by legal consulting firm Altman Weil.
Jun 25, 2020 2:45 PM CDT
Updated: The legal industry has fared surprising well during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey of mostly larger law firms by Wells Fargo Private Bank's legal specialty group.
Jun 23, 2020 11:49 AM CDT
The legal services sector gained 3,200 jobs in May after an astounding loss of jobs the previous month. Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the legal services sector lost 64,000 jobs, but that seasonally adjusted number has been revised.
Jun 5, 2020 10:04 AM CDT
Two more law firms announced pay cuts in the past week, marking a third slow week of bad news. But the worst could be yet to come.
Jun 4, 2020 2:00 PM CDT
For weeks, larger law firms have been announcing layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. The impact is widespread, with the legal services sector
losing 64,000 jobs in April.
May 21, 2020 2:21 PM CDT
Legal employment is way down amid law firm furloughs and layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legal services sector lost 64,000 jobs in April, according to
seasonally adjusted numbers by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since April of last year, the sector lost 48,400 jobs.
May 8, 2020 9:44 AM CDT
More law firms announced pay cuts, layoffs and furloughs this week, but the pace is slowing. Since the ABA Journal reported on such measures
last Thursday, at least eight more law firms gave staff members and lawyers bad news.
May 7, 2020 3:42 PM CDT
Boies Schiller fires associates and staff in LA
Boies Schiller Flexner has fired several associates and staff members in Los Angeles who were left behind after 13 partners they worked…
May 1, 2020 4:15 PM CDT
At least a dozen more large and midsized law firms cut pay and furloughed employees in the past week because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But it’s not nearly enough, according to a former BigLaw lawyer who once worked as a consultant.
Apr 30, 2020 3:13 PM CDT
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