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The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

Sat, May 23, 2009

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This week in (amazingly, thankfully few) law firm layoffs:

It's the Titanic. Kind of. Ropes & Gray: 40 lawyers

Blake Lapthorn: 33 staff

Addleshaw Goddard: 85 staff

Charles Russell: undisclosed

Total: 40 lawyers, 118 staff

Previously:

Week of May 10: 274 lawyers, 499 staff

Week of May 3rd: 274 lawyers, 160 staff

Week of April 26th: 352 lawyers, 220 staff, 70 undisclosed

Week of April 19th: 61 lawyers, 184 staff

Week of April 12th: 67 lawyers, 50 staff, 115 unidentified

Week of April 5th: 144 lawyers, 310 staff

Week of March 29th: 199 lawyers, 474 staff

Week of March 22nd: 455 lawyers, 219 staff

Week of March 15th: 91 lawyers, 177 staff

Week of March 8th: 574 lawyers, 812 staff

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May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Everyone is affected with the ongoing recession and looks like even top-notch lawyers were not spared. Hoping that the end of the pink slips is near.

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