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Bloomberg Unveils its Legal Search Engine

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Bloomberg has been working on a database to rival Westlaw and Lexis for at least two years and the big coming out party is scheduled for the end of the month. You can take a sneak peek here. From the company’s website: “BLOOMBERG LAW is a legal, regulatory, and compliance research platform, offering a suite of news, [...]

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Addleshaw Lays Off 85 Staff

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Addleshaw Lays Off 85 Staff

Addleshaw Goddard, one of Britain’s largest firms, which announced in February it would cut 19 partners, has now announced the redundancies of 85 staff positions. The layoffs target the firm’s Manchester office, and affect the business services division, including business development, human resources, information technology, finance, and secretarial. No lawyers are being let go at this time, [...]

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Simmons & Simmons Lays Off 91

Friday, May 15, 2009

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Simmons & Simmons Lays Off 91

In February we reported on a redundancy consultation at Simmons & Simmons, which targeted 69 people — 20 associates and 49 support staffers. This week the consultation ended, and 73 people have lost their jobs, including 18 associates. In addition, the firm has cut 18 business development and marketing personnel. If you have any additional details on [...]

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Clifford Chance to Cut 115 Staffers

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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Clifford Chance to Cut 115 Staffers

Clifford Chance has announced further cuts to its London office, with the Magic Circle firm set to make up to 115 business support staff redundant. The firm started reviewing its 1,200 strong London business support staff earlier this year, with details emerging today that between 105 and 115 positions will be cut. The job cuts, which come [...]

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