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Eckert Seamans Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Eckert Seamans Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Eckert Seamans, which laid off 90 temporary attorneys in July, has canceled its 2010 Summer associates program. Other than a terse announcement on its website, the firm has made no…

Baker & McKenzie Profits Down 17%

Baker & McKenzie Profits Down 17%

Baker & McKenzie reports its average profits per equity partner in fiscal 2008 fell 17%, to $992,000. Revenue was down 3.5% to $2.11 billion. The firm, which in April laid…

Nixon Peabody Hires Partners from McKee Nelson

Nixon Peabody Hires Partners from McKee Nelson

Nixon Peabody, which in February laid off 56 attorneys and staff, has hired away two partners from McKee Nelson. Keith Krasney and Peter Morreale will head up Nixon Peabody’s securitization…

Proskauer Rose Defers Summers to Fall 2011

Proskauer Rose Defers Summers to Fall 2011

New York’s Proskauer Rose, which in March laid off 23 attorneys, is deferring its current Summer associates to Fall 2011. Proskauer has not announced how many Summers will get job…

Schulte Roth & Zabel Not Extending Job Offers to Summers

Schulte Roth & Zabel Not Extending Job Offers to Summers

New York City’s Schulte Roth & Zabel, which in April laid off 20 attorneys and deferred 2009 associates to 2010, has informed its current Summer associates that no job offers…

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…

ABA: 3,500 Laid Off in March

ABA: 3,500 Laid Off in March

The American Bar Association estimates that at least 3,500 attorneys and staff lost their jobs in March 2009. In February, the group estimates 2,000 jobs were lost, with 1,500 on…

Incoming Skadden Associates Get Litigation Rotation

Skadden, which on Friday laid off an undisclosed number of staff attorneys and 50 support staffers, is introducing a litigation program for its incoming class. From the memo: … To…

Skadden Lays Off Staff Attorneys & 50 Staff

Skadden Lays Off Staff Attorneys & 50 Staff

This week Skadden laid off 50 support staffers. In addition, an undisclosed number of staff attorneys has been cut, with only staff attorneys who are needed for ongoing matters to…

Kummer Kaempfer Lays Off Attorneys, Staff

Nevada law firm Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario has laid off a number of attorneys and staff this week. The firm also canceled its summer internship program. Kummer Kaempfer…