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Revenue and Profits Up at Kirkland & Ellis

Revenue and Profits Up at Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis reported that gross revenues increased by 2% in 2009, from $1.4 billion in 2008 to $1.428 billion. Net revenue increased by 16%, from $580 million to $674…

Rumor: King & Spalding Turning Associates into Staff Attorneys [Update]

Rumor: King & Spalding Turning Associates into Staff Attorneys [Update]

A JDJournal tipster informs us that Atlanta’s King & Spalding, which laid off 37 lawyers and 85 staff in March, is “converting a significant number of associates to staff attorneys.”…

Bradley Arant Cuts 35 Staff

Bradley Arant Cuts 35 Staff

Birmingham, Alabama’s Bradley Arant has laid off 35 staff. Attorneys were not affected. The firm is also eliminating duplicate positions created by its recent merger with Nashville’s Boult Cummings Conners…

Rumor: DLA Piper to Cut Equity Partners

Rumor: DLA Piper to Cut Equity Partners

Blawgs are reporting on rumors that global law juggernaut DLA Piper plans to force out some equity partners. The finance and projects groups are said to be particularly targeted, at…

Husch Blackwell Lays Off 10 Lawyers

Husch Blackwell Lays Off 10 Lawyers

Husch Blackwell, which in March laid off 17 lawyers and 45 staff, announced this week it has laid off 10 lawyers. No further details are availability. If you know anything…

Weil Gotshal Slashes Salaries for London Associates

Weil Gotshal Slashes Salaries for London Associates

Weil Gotshal, which in May laid off 79 staff and in June announced the closure of its Austin, Texas office, is cutting the salaries of new associates at its London…

Ruden McClosky Lays Off 8 Associates

Ruden McClosky Lays Off 8 Associates

Florida’s Ruden McClosky, which laid off two lawyers and 18 staff in May, and cut associate and non-equity partner compensation in June, has laid off an additional eight lawyers. The…

Weil Gotshal Shuts Austin Office

Weil Gotshal Shuts Austin Office

Weil Gotshal, which in May laid off 79 staff, is shuttering its Austin, Texas office on December 1st, 2009. Partner Kevin Kudlac will be transferred to Houston. The office’s 16…

Miller Canfield Lays Off 13 More Lawyers

Miller Canfield Lays Off 13 More Lawyers

Detroit’s Miller Canfield, which according to tipsters laid off 25 people last Monday, has let go another 13 attorneys this Monday, according to press reports. The layoffs affected various offices…

Howrey Adopts Apprenticeship Model for First Years

Howrey Adopts Apprenticeship Model for First Years

Howrey, which laid off 25 staff in April, is adopting an “apprenticeship” program for its incoming associates, similar to that proposed by Drinker Biddle in May. Under Howrey’s Tier 1…

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