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IRS Creates Internships for Law Students

IRS Creates Internships for Law Students

The “evil” Internal Revenue Service, which I always have to remind people doesn’t keep the money, has created two internships for law students who are studying tax law. The division…

Hunton & Williams Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 64 Staff

Virginia’s Hunton & Williams has laid off 87 people across its US offices. From the memo: Today, we reduced approximately 23 associate and counsel positions and 64 staff positions in…

Tipster: Stealth Layoffs at Hogan & Hartson [Update]

Tipster: Stealth Layoffs at Hogan & Hartson [Update]

A JDJournal tipster informs us that layoffs are underway at Hogan & Hartson. The layoffs include senior associates who were not up for promotions. The tipster tells us “this was…

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Here are the top stories for this morning: Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is the first prominent law firm to announce that it has entirely canceled new associate hires for…

Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 24 Lawyers, 100 Staff

Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 24 Lawyers, 100 Staff

In February we reported that DLA Piper had launched a second layoff consultation, with up to 140 jobs under threat. Today the firm completed the consultation, laying off 24 lawyers…

Fish & Richardson Lays Off 120

Fish & Richardson Lays Off 120

Global intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which in January laid off 30 staff members across its eight US offices, has announced further layoffs affecting 35 lawyers and 85 support…

North Carolina Judges Agree to Pay Cut

North Carolina Judges Agree to Pay Cut

Almost all North Carolina judges have agreed to pay cuts similar those being imposed on state employees Three hundred and sixty-eight of the state’s 396 trial & appeals judges agreed…

Michigan Lawyers Found New Firm

Michigan attorneys Joseph Ahern and Jeffrey Fleury have formed a new law firm, Ahern Fleury, which will specialize in helping companies survive the economic downturn by maintaining credit and banking…

Sedgwick Detert to Cancel 2010 Associate Class

Sedgwick Detert to Cancel 2010 Associate Class

In what is undoubtedly going to be a major trend, Frisco law firm Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is the first prominent firm to announce that it has entirely canceled…

Stealth Attorney Layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell [Update]

Stealth Attorney Layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell [Update]

Sullivan & Cromwell has laid off between 15 and 20 associates at its New York HQ. The firm cites performance reasons for the layoffs, which took place mostly in February.…