One of the oldest law firms in Charlotte, N.C., announced yesterday that it is laying off 13 attorneys and another 15 staff members to cope with a difficult economy.
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon has confirmed that the Chicago-based law firm has laid off “approximately” 10 attorneys. About half are non-equity partners and the rest are associates.
Legal recruiters in Chicago who have been hearing from Kirkland attorneys looking for work say the big-name firm is planning layoffs in its Chicago headquarters.
In another sign of the turbulent economic times, megafirm Baker & McKenzie, which historically has had its biggest roots in Chicago, is tightening its belt.
A law professor says changes in law firm structures are contributing to high labor costs and financial problems that are causing some firms to crumble.
Most American lawyers expect the recession to affect a broad swath of the legal profession and last for quite some time. Our survey was answered by 14,307 attorneys—more than 1.3…
White-shoe law firms Heller Ehrman and Thelen dissolve, leaving hundreds of lawyers to fend for themselves in an extremely competitive legal market. White & Case lays off 70 associates; Cadwalader,…
Updated: Thacher Proffitt & Wood, rumored to be on the brink of dissolution, has suffered a debilitating blow with the loss of about 100 of its lawyers to Sonnenschein Nath…
A well-known corporate and intellectual property boutique in Silicon Valley has laid off eight of its 90 associates, including half of its first-year class in its biggest office.
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