Baker & Daniels Cuts 22 Positions

Baker & Daniels LLP last week cut 10 jobs from its Fort Wayne, Indiana office, leaving 52 lawyers and 46 support staff.

Managing Partner Tom Froehle said no lawyers were fired in Fort Wayne or in Indianapolis, where 12 jobs were eliminated.

“The positions eliminated were focused around administrative and facilities staff. Advancements in information technology have changed many aspects of our profession and, as a result, have provided the opportunity for us to achieve greater operational efficiencies with fewer staff members,” Froehle said.

Baker & Daniels has 322 lawyers in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington, DC and Beijing.

Froehle said the firm added more than 40 attorneys in 2008.

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Posted by Erik Even on December 18, 2008. Filed under Law Firm News,Layoffs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry