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Update: King & Spalding Lays Off 122

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,…

Rumor: Layoffs Today at Akin Gump

Rumor: Layoffs Today at Akin Gump

Today is a busy day for legal industry layoff rumors. Blawgs are now reporting that Akin Gump is either laying off lawyers today, or has chosen lawyers it will lay…

Update: Latham Offering New Associates $75K to Take Year Off

Update: Latham Offering New Associates $75K to Take Year Off

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 Launches South Asian Practice

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…

Rumor: King & Spalding to Lay Off 80 Today

Rumor: King & Spalding to Lay Off 80 Today

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 Cuts First-Years’ Salaries by 10%

McGuireWoods Cuts First-Years’ Salaries by 10%

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 Launches 3-Year JD+MBA Program

Yale Launches 3-Year JD+MBA Program

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…

Rumor: Kirkland & Ellis Layoffs Today?

Rumor: Kirkland & Ellis Layoffs Today?

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…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Morning News Roundup for Friday

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 Cuts 16 Attorneys, 23 Staff

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…