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Eckert Seamans Lays Off 119 Lawyers

Eckert Seamans Lays Off 119 Lawyers

Eckert Seamans will lay off 119 of 200 temporary attorneys at its Pittsburgh document coding center. The layoffs will be final by July 1st. In April, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office…

Dinsmore & Shohl Expands in Kentucky

Dinsmore & Shohl Expands in Kentucky

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Dinsmore & Shohl has launched an office in Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital. The firm has two other Kentucky footprints, in Lexington and Louisville. Carl Breeding, formerly of Louisville’s Greenebaum…

Fenwick & West Lays Off 15 Associates, 7 Staffers

Fenwick & West Lays Off 15 Associates, 7 Staffers

The Bay Area’s Fenwick & West, which in January laid off 36 staff and froze associate salaries, has laid off 15 associates and seven staffers. According to online sources, the…

Stearns Weaver Opens New Office in Florida

Stearns Weaver Opens New Office in Florida

Stearns Weaver has launched a new office in Tallahassee, Florida. The attorneys practicing in the new office will focus on regulatory and general commercial law. Florida’s Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Offers 18-Month Deferral Program

Dewey & LeBoeuf Offers 18-Month Deferral Program

Dewey & LeBoeuf, which in March deferred start dates for its 2009 incoming class to January 2010, has now announced a new year-long deferral program called “DL Pursuits.” Associates who…

Cox Smith Adds Health Care Team to Austin Office

Cox Smith Adds Health Care Team to Austin Office

Texas’ Cox Smith Matthews has added two health care regulation experts to its Austin office, Kathy Poppitt and Catherine Greaves. Poppitt, formerly of Thompson & Knight, will focus on health…

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Good morning! Here’s what’s going on in the world of legal employment: Sullivan & Cromwell has laid off between 15 and 20 associates at its New York HQ… Three top…

Tipster: Holme Roberts & Owen Lays Off Up to 15 Associates

Tipster: Holme Roberts & Owen Lays Off Up to 15 Associates

A JDJournal tipster informs us that Holme Roberts & Owen laid off between 10 and 15 associates in mid-April. According to the tipster: Several first year and second year associates…

WARN Filing: Wolf Block Dissolution Affected 428

WARN Filing: Wolf Block Dissolution Affected 428

Wolf Block laid off 428 workers when it dissolved — and no, this isn’t a repeat from March. The law firm has released its WARN Act filings, which show that…

Irell & Manella Partners to Found New Firm

Irell & Manella Partners to Found New Firm

A tipster informs us that three top partners are leaving Southern California’s Irell & Manella, an intellectual property litigation and general business litigation firm, to hang out their own shingle.…