Commercial law firm Mallesons will begin a redundancy consultation in August, targeting 5% of the firm’s workforce. The redundancies are being characterized as voluntary, and will affect 100 lawyers and staff. Some lawyers will be offered more than one year’s pay. The offers are to include a payment based on years of service, an additional stipend, and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 15, 2009
Melbourne, Australia’s Hall & Wilcox apparently has not heard that major law firms are shedding lawyers and freezing or cutting pay. The full-service commercial firm, which had its annual meeting this week, will not be implementing pay freezes this year, and in fact is promising pay increases for certain staff by the end of this month. It [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 13, 2009
Cheltenham, UK commercial law firm BPE Solicitors has ended its reduced-hours scheme after eight months, saying the economy is picking up. In October, staff at the firm voted to work a four-day week to prevent redundancies. The firm recently sold its Birmingham office to international law firm Irwin Mitchell. BPE Solicitors is recognized for its expertise in corporate [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 4, 2009
Corrs has delayed the start dates for its 2009 recruits, paying stipends of US$1,740 each. In March, the firm implemented a firm-wide salary freeze. There may be individual exceptions, and the firm stressed that the pay freeze is not performance related. Corrs Chambers Westgarth is an Australian commercial law firm founded in 1841. It has offices in [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 15, 2009
Thomson Playford has laid off 19 lawyers and five staff in its Sydney and Adelaide, Australia offices. Thomson Playford Cutlers is a full service commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, with 200 lawyers and 350 staff. In August 2008, the firm was ranked as one of the top 25 law firms in Australia [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 15, 2009
Blake Dawson has eliminated 23 lawyers and 66 support staff in the wake of its March review of business. Details have not been released. If you know anything about the situation at Blake Dawson, please send us a confidential tip! Founded in Melbourne in 1841, Blake Dawson is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 18, 2009
Allens Arthur Robinson will institute pay freezes July 1st, and is offering up to one year’s pay to lawyers who take voluntary redundancies. The amount paid out for those who choose to leave will depend on seniority and years with the firm. Allens also plans to shuffle remaining lawyers between practices. The firm has no plans for involuntary [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 14, 2009
Manchester, UK’s Halliwells has launched a fourth redundancy consultation, with up to 30 jobs under threat. The firm’s entire 39-member 2009 trainee class has been deferred. Half will start in March 2010 and the remainder in August 2010. The consultation affects 15 lawyers in its real estate group and 15 support staff. Around 40 jobs were cut [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 12, 2009
Blake Dawson will announce redundancies tomorrow, Friday the 13th, with “less than 100″ people affected. The firm says the cuts are all related to the global economic meltdown. This will be the second round of redundancies at the Melbourne, Australia-based firm, as at least four property and finance lawyers have been laid off since the beginning of [...]
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