Maclay Murray & Spens to Keep 4 of 31 Trainees

Maclay Murray & Spens, which in April laid off 38 lawyers and staff, is only keeping on four of its 31 qualifying trainees, according to online sources.

It was learned this week that the UK offices of DLA Piper will be keeping on only 20 of their 57 trainees.

Scotland’s Maclay Murray & Spens is a full service, independent, commercial legal firm offering legal solutions and advice to clients throughout the UK and beyond. The firm has offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Brussels.

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Posted by Erik Even on June 5, 2009. Filed under Home,Law Firm News,Law School News,Layoffs,World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry