Earlier today we reported rumors that up to 80 people might get laid off today at King & Spalding. We now learn that by the end of the business day,…
Latham & Watkins is offering incoming lawyers $75,000 to take a year off. The firm, which fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff last week, is pushing back the start date…
Nixon Peabody has launched a new 23-lawyer South Asia practice. The practice will advise the firm’s South Asian clients on banking & capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, the Foreign Corrupt…
Law blawgs are reporting rumors that King & Spalding is holding layoffs today, with possibly 80 employees targeted. The Atlanta office is expected to be especially hard hit. Fired employees…
McGuireWoods chairman Richard Cullen left a voicemail to his attorneys yesterday evening, announcing that first year salaries will be cut 10%, from $160,000 to $144,000. Salaries for all other associates…
Yale announced today it has created a joint juris doctor and master of business administration program for completion in three academic years. The program is in addition to the school’s…
Various blawgs are reporting that Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis has laid off four attorneys this week, and more firings are on the way today. If you know anything about layoffs…
TGIF! Here are this morning’s stories: It’s been another disastrous week, the third in a row, for law firm layoffs… Pillsbury Winthrop this week let go 55 associates, 10 paralegals,…
Bingham McCutchen announced layoffs today. …we have conducted a reduction in force affecting 16 Corporate associates, counsel and of counsel (of our 1002 total lawyers) and 23 staff members (of…
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