Happy Monday. Here’s the news: Last week in law firm layoffs: 144 lawyers, 310 staff… Pillsbury Winthrop, which fired 155 in March, is hiring lawyers for its trusts & estates…
Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the “big four” Scottish law firms, will cut 6% of its workforce, including some lawyers. CEO Magnus Swanson says 38 positions will be made…
One of the world’s leading international offshore law firms, Harney Westwood & Riegels, has laid off two lawyers and six staffers. Another employee’s contract was not renewed. The decision was…
This week in law firm layoffs: Brownstein Hyatt: 15 lawyers, 22 staff Chapman and Cutler: undisclosed lawyers Quinn Emanuel: 10 staff DLA Piper: estimated 32 lawyers Willkie Farr & Gallagher:…
Portland, Maine’s Pierce Atwood, which laid off 21 in February, has announced a new Providence, Rhode Island office. The new office expands Pierce Atwood’s products liability, commercial litigation, employee benefits…
Denver’s 200-attorney Brownstein Hyatt has laid off 15 attorneys and 22 staff. Partners consulted with associates to determine a balance of salary cuts and layoffs. By accepting salary reductions, the…
Seattle-based law firm Williams Kastner has announced that all non-management and non-lawyer employees will receive a special compensation check as part of the firm’s own “stimulus package.” The Williams Kastner…
Pillsbury, which fired 155 in March, is hiring lawyers for its trusts & estates practice. Palo Alto-based partner Jennifer McCall, head of Pillsbury‘s estates, trusts and tax planning group, is…
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