Today Am Law 100 firm Nixon Peabody announced the layoffs of 56 attorneys and staff. Prudent management of our business requires that we downsize our associate, legal support, and administrative…
Law Firm Simmons & Simmons will reduce it’s global presence by cutting of its two Portuguese offices, which go under the name Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa. The Portuguese…
Newton Abbot, Devonshire’s Douglas Pidsley and Roberts has shut its doors after sole principal Warren Douglas was declared bankrupt. Ten employees also lost their jobs. A sign in the company’s…
Chicago’s 215-lawyer Chapman and Cutler has launched a New York office with three partners. The firm hired its first new attorney for the office, hiring as a partner Kenneth Marin…
Todd R. Steggerda, former chief counsel to the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign, is returning to WilmerHale as a partner in the firm’s defense and national security practice group and…
London’s Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer informed staff yesterday that salaries for associates will be held at 2008 levels. The pay freeze means associates will not progress through to the next pay…
This morning’s top stories: Defunct law firm Thelen LLP is telling courts it couldn’t possibly pay its employees accrued vacation, or give 60 days’ notice of impending layoffs… Profits for…
San Diego, California’s Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps has cut 12 attorneys and 15 staff positions. The cuts came in San Diego and San Francisco, and the transactional practice took…
From the Indiana University News Room, a new lecture series discusses alternative careers for law school grads. Facing an uncertain job market, law students are seeking more than the traditional…
King & Spalding announced today a significant expansion of its intellectual property practice with the addition of three new partners. The partners, all of whom were previously with Baker Botts…
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