Productivity at the top 100 law firms was down 6.5 percent in the third quarter, indicating that there are too many associates with too little work to do, according to…
A New York-based law firm that bills itself as the nation’s biggest immigration law firm has reportedly laid off seven or eight associates in its U.S. offices, as well as…
Due to economic conditions, Mayer Brown has laid off 33 lawyers. They are all in U.S. offices of the Chicago-based 1,800-attorney international law firm.
As law firm layoffs become relatively commonplace news, it isn’t just attorneys in private practice who are nervously wondering where the ax might fall next. In-house lawyers are at risk…
As some law firms respond to the nation’s economic meltdown by downsizing and/or publicly laying off excess attorneys, other do so quietly, with a gentle nudge to the door, as…
The chairman of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe says you really can’t compare the firm’s decision to fire 40 associates yesterday with its decision just…
In more BigLaw bad news before the holidays, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe just announced it is laying off about 40 associates and counsel in the firm’s real estate, structured finance,…
As the economic downturn hits big law firms, resulting in layoffs and a few dissolutions, legal job seekers—and the people who help them find jobs—are also feeling the pain.
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