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Weil Gotshal Nabs Former Senate Committee Special Counsel

Weil Gotshal Nabs Former Senate Committee Special Counsel

Heath Tarbert, former special counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, has joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges as counsel. Tarbert was a lead expert and…

Dykema Cuts 17 Attorneys, 30 Staff [Correction]

Dykema Cuts 17 Attorneys, 30 Staff [Correction]

This week, big law firm layoffs are back. Dykema, which according to a JDJournal tipster has laid off at least 20 lawyers and 30 staff, has confirmed that 17 attorneys…

Blake Lapthorn Redundancy Targets 33

Blake Lapthorn Redundancy Targets 33

Blake Lapthorn has launched its third redundancy consultation in the past nine months, targeting 33 positions in business services and secretarial at the firm’s UK offices. Lawyers may also be…

Fennemore Craig Cuts 7 Lawyers, 10 Staff

Fennemore Craig Cuts 7 Lawyers, 10 Staff

Phoenix, Arizona-based law firm Fennemore Craig has announced it cut 17 jobs. Ten staffers were let go this month; and seven attorneys were shown the door this February. The firm…

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…

DLA Piper Lays Off 54 in Asia

DLA Piper Lays Off 54 in Asia

DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to the global economic meltdown. DLA Piper has in recent years…

Confirmed: Orrick Cuts 300 Employees

As predicted, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is laying off a total of 300 employees. Orrick has begun a firmwide reduction in its workforce in the United States and Asia and…

Stone King Sewell Lays Off 16

Stone King Sewell, which employs 200 people across four offices, has made a total of 16 redundancies, including 10 staff from its Bath, UK HQ. Workers have been told the…

NLJ: Firms Hired Too Many Law School Grads in 2008

The National Law Journal reports that major firms brought on as many new associates in 2008 as they did in 2007, leaving them with many new hires despite the current…

Massachusetts Top Judge: Court Layoffs “Shortcut to Anarchy”

The Boston Globe reports that the economic meltdown could have a devastating impact on the American justice system, as courts are forced to lay off employees and cut down on…

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