Apparently inspired by widespread news of layoffs at real law firms, law students at the University of Pennsylvania have highlighted some humorous aspects of a sad situation in a satirical…
For economic reasons, the largest law firm in Maine laid off seven lawyers and 14 staff members last week in its Portland, Augusta and Portsmouth, N.H., offices, but is looking…
A legal consultant speaking to marketing partners last week bandied about the words “fundamental changes” and “fundamental shift” to describe how the law firm business model will likely change in…
The intellectual property law firm Fish & Richardson says it has fired 49 lawyers since November, and some of the dismissals were for financial reasons.
Corrected: Among those reportedly being cut from the corporate ranks of Merrill Lynch after the investment bank’s merger with Bank of America last year is Merrill Lynch vice chairman and…
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