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Hood Vores & Allwood Cuts Two Lawyers, Four Staff

Hood Vores & Allwood Cuts Two Lawyers, Four Staff

Hood Vores & Allwood has laid off two lawyers and four support staff, the result of a redundancy consultation begun in January. Before the redundancies, Hood Vores had 31 staff…

Update: Katten Lays Off 69

Katten Muchin Rosenman has confirmed it is laying off 69 people today, and cutting the salaries of “underutilized” associates. The firm is also scaling back its summer associate program, and…

Rumor: Katten Layoffs Today

Rumor: Katten Layoffs Today

Katten Muchin Rosenman is laying off around 30 lawyers today, according to reliable sources. The firm may also announce a 20% pay cut for survivors. If you know anything about…

Jenner & Block Eliminates 34 Staff

Jenner & Block Eliminates 34 Staff

Jenner & Block has laid off 34 staff at its Chicago and Washington, DC offices. No attorneys were affected. The firm says the layoffs were the result of “advances in…

Polsinelli Shughart Lays Off 9 Attorneys, 16 Staff

Polsinelli Shughart Lays Off 9 Attorneys, 16 Staff

Kansas City law firm Polsinelli Shughart, the result of a merger last month, has laid off nine attorneys and 16 staff members. Chairman Russell Welsh said the layoffs were from…

Axe Falling for Clifford Chance Partners

Axe Falling for Clifford Chance Partners

Partners at Clifford Chance, which we now learn for the first time laid off 35 support staff in New York and Washington, DC in December, are voting this week on…

Morris, Manning & Martin Rescinds Offers, Cancels Summer Program

Morris, Manning & Martin Rescinds Offers, Cancels Summer Program

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin has rescinded offers to six of its incoming first-year associates, and canceled this year’s summer associate program. The firm will pay the “laid off” first-years…

Manatt Lays Off 12 Attorneys, 35 Staff

Manatt Lays Off 12 Attorneys, 35 Staff

Since October, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has laid off employees nationwide; 12 attorneys, 3 paralegals, and 32 administrative staff. The firm blamed the economic meltdown. Manatt’s Los Angeles headquarters has…

Fried Frank Profits Down Double-Digits

Fried Frank Profits Down Double-Digits

New York’s Fried Frank saw gross revenue fall more than 9% in 2008 to $488 million. Profits per equity partner fell double digits, 23% to $1.23 million. Revenue per lawyer…

Buchanan Ingersoll’s Revenue Down for 2008

Buchanan Ingersoll’s Revenue Down for 2008

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney saw its 2008 gross revenue fall by 3.3%, from $282.1 million in 2007. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based firm increased its revenue per lawyer by 2% from $554,000.…