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McClure Naismith Chooses Trainees by Pulling Names from a Hat

McClure Naismith Chooses Trainees by Pulling Names from a Hat

Faced with taking in only half its incoming class this year while cutting costs, Scotland’s McClure Naismith pulled the names of the lucky solicitors out of a hat. Literally. McClure…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher: 36 staff Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: undisclosed lawyers, 50 staff Bose McKinney & Evans: 10 lawyers, 15 staff…

Gibson Dunn Cuts 36 Staff

Gibson Dunn Cuts 36 Staff

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher today cut 36 staff positions at the firm’s nine US offices. In February, the firm announced its gross revenue was up and that it planned no…

Skadden Lays Off Staff Attorneys & 50 Staff

Skadden Lays Off Staff Attorneys & 50 Staff

This week Skadden laid off 50 support staffers. In addition, an undisclosed number of staff attorneys has been cut, with only staff attorneys who are needed for ongoing matters to…

Seyfarth Shaw Poaches Team from Sonnenschein

Seyfarth Shaw Poaches Team from Sonnenschein

A group of five trusts & estates attorneys is defecting from Sonnenschein’s Los Angeles office to Seyfarth Shaw. The group is led by partner Alan Yoshitake, a resident in the…

Littler Mendelson Hires Two from Wolf Block

Littler Mendelson Hires Two from Wolf Block

Wolf Block has exploded, sending lawyer shrapnel everywhere — and Littler Mendelson has caught two pieces. Warren Fusfeld, former head of Wolf Block’s employee benefits practice, and former employment partner…

Study: 25% of Firms Expect to Hire in 2009

Study: 25% of Firms Expect to Hire in 2009

According to Robert Half Legal, one quarter of lawyers surveyed believe their firm will hire in the next 12 months, most likely in bankruptcy and litigation. The survey questioned 300…

Edwards Angell Defers Start Dates, Cancels Summer Program

Edwards Angell Defers Start Dates, Cancels Summer Program

Yesterday, Edwards Angell announced the layoffs of 25 lawyers and 35 staff, or 15% of the firm’s workforce. Today the firm announced will delay the start dates for its incoming…

Squire Sanders Cancels on 2Ls

Squire Sanders Cancels on 2Ls

Squire Sanders, which recently pushed back incoming associate start dates to January, 2010, has informed last year’s 1Ls they are not being invited back this summer. Some 2Ls may still…

Stradley Ronon Hires Two Wolf Block Partners

Stradley Ronon Hires Two Wolf Block Partners

Stradley Ronon has hired two finance partners from dissolving Wolf Block. Richard Zucker, chairperson of Wolf Block’s financial services practice and the head of its commercial lending group, is joining…