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Mallesons to Cut 100 Lawyers, Staff

Mallesons to Cut 100 Lawyers, Staff

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…

Hall & Wilcox Hiring, May Increase Pay

Hall & Wilcox Hiring, May Increase Pay

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…

BPE Solicitors Returns to 5-Day Week

BPE Solicitors Returns to 5-Day Week

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…

Corrs Defers Recruits, Freezes Salaries

Corrs Defers Recruits, Freezes Salaries

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…

Thomson Playford Cuts 19 Lawyers, 5 Staff

Thomson Playford Cuts 19 Lawyers, 5 Staff

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…

Blake Dawson Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 66 Staff

Blake Dawson Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 66 Staff

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…

Allens Arthur Robinson Freezes Pay, Offers Voluntary Redundancies

Allens Arthur Robinson Freezes Pay, Offers Voluntary Redundancies

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…

Halliwells to Lay Off 15 Lawyers, 15 Staff

Halliwells to Lay Off 15 Lawyers, 15 Staff

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…

Blake Dawson Layoffs Tomorrow

Blake Dawson Layoffs Tomorrow

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…