Good morning! Here’s the news! Last week in law firm layoffs: 61 lawyers, 184 staff. Chicago’s Shefsky & Froehlich is slashing pay across the board, with partners taking pay cuts…
Chicago’s Shefsky & Froehlich is slashing pay across the board, with partners taking pay cuts of up to 30%. The firm hopes that by spreading the pain, it can avoid…
This week in law firm layoffs: Schulte Roth & Zabelz; 20 lawyers Duval & Stachenfeld: undisclosed lawyers Schnader Harrison: 8 lawyers, undisclosed staff Clifford Chance: 20 staff Kirkland & Ellis:…
Allen & Overy plans to outsource more of its “back office” work, particularly due diligence and litigation discovery, to other firms. The Magic Circle firm already outsources information technology and…
The New York University School of Law says it was the first law school in the country to host a career fair for deferred students and laid-off alumni. Earlier this…
Earlier this week we reported on the US News & World Report law school rankings for this year. Now it seems US News is reexamining some of the data provided…
Late last year, New York City’s Schulte Roth & Zabel laid off 30 lawyers. This week the firm asked 20 attorneys to update their CVs. The layoffs affected the corporate,…
Crowell & Moring has told as many as 20 lawyers across the firm that their salaries will be reduced in light of reduced hours. First year associates were not affected.…
Dozens of Broward County, Florida public lawyers and staffers protested in front of a Fort Lauderdale courthouse this week, over proposed salary cuts for state employees. The protesters included a…
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