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Jones Day Drops The Axe in L.A and Dallas

Jones Day Drops The Axe in L.A and Dallas

Jones Day, this year’s No. 4 ranked law firm in the AM Law 200, has laid off staff at its Dallas and Los Angeles offices. A partner at the firm’s…

Report Shows Legal Field Added Jobs in May

Report Shows Legal Field Added Jobs in May

After months of losses, the number of jobs in the legal sector managed to increase in May. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly employment report, released Friday, shows the legal…

Mayer Brown Axes 28 Associates, 47 Staffers

Mayer Brown Axes 28 Associates, 47 Staffers

Multiple online reports indicate Mayer Brown has laid off 28 associates and 47 staffers. Mayer Brown saw a 14 percent decrease in revenue in 2009 and last April the firm…

Chadbourne & Parke Moves Forward After Rescinding Job Offers

Chadbourne & Parke Moves Forward After Rescinding Job Offers

Chadbourne & Parke’s decision last month not to offer jobs to 11 deferred associates from 2009 obviously didn’t sit well with those affected. Nor does the firm’s plan to move…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 30 Administrative Staffers

Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 30 Administrative Staffers

The ABA Journal has confirmed with Dewey & LeBoeuf that the firm laid off 30 administrative staff members today. These layoffs occurred in the firm’s Los Angeles, New York City…

Profits and Revenue Down at O’Melveny for Second Year Running

Profits and Revenue Down at O’Melveny for Second Year Running

O’Melveny & Myers has reported a second year of revenue and profit loss. The Los Angeles-based firms litigation department, composing 55% of the companies lawyers,  has been receiving pressure from…

Los Angeles Judge Warns of 300 Lay Offs

Los Angeles Judge Warns of 300 Lay Offs

Presiding Judge Tim McCoy, of the Los Angeles Superior Court, has said that the court will lay off 300 people or more in March. The court employs more than 5,500…

1,100 Legal Jobs Lost in January

1,100 Legal Jobs Lost in January

This week the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest employment report. The legal sector lost 1,100 jobs in January, a slight decrease from previous months. 2,100 jobs were lost…

Howrey Lays off Associates & Staff

Howrey Lays off Associates & Staff

Howrey LLP announced internally on February 2 that it was cutting a substantial number of positions in the firm. Some reports believe that 100 will be laid off but this…

Report: Lateral Moves Reach Record Highs in ’09

Report: Lateral Moves Reach Record Highs in ’09

Lateral partner moves in biglaw reached an all-time high in 2009, according to The American Lawyer’s annual Lateral Report. In the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2,775 partners left or…