Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 8, and it’s time to look back at Friday’s news… Clyde & Co opened its third US office in New Jersey… January was another bad month for the legal sector, with another 1,100 jobs lost… Bernstein Liebhard abandoned its endeavor for Florida state pension work after admitting to inaccuracies in its [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
Foley & Lardner is cutting its numbers today, possibly by as many as 39 people. Exact numbers are not available yet, nor do we know which offices or practices are being targeted, and we will update this post as we find out more. If you have any information, send us a tip here. UPDATE: A tipster [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 5, 2009
Crowell & Moringhas asked staff to voluntarily leave in order to bring them down to a four to one attorney/staff ratio. Anyone that voluntarily leaves by October 23rd will receive 6 month salary as a severance package. If they don’t reach the four to one goal through voluntary resignations, they will reassess their [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 27, 2009
Texas powerhouse Baker Botts appears to be feeling the economic pinch. Without confirming the exact number of layoffs, spokesmen for the company have confirmed that associates have been let go this week from the Houston office for economic reasons. Unconfirmed reports put the number at an even dozen, leaving the number one shy of a true “bakers [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 24, 2009
Last week in law firm layoffs: Fish & Richardson: undisclosed lawyers Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle: undisclosed lawyers Ogier: 17 undisclosed Total: How can we have a total? Nobody’s offering details. We’ll call it 17 undisclosed. Previously: Week of August 9th: 4 lawyers, 9 staff Week of August 2nd: 22 lawyers, 33 staff Week of July 26th: 98 staff Week of July 19th: [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
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According to a JDJournal tipster, intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which in January laid off 30 staff members across its eight US offices, “laid off its entire corporate section on Wednesday.” That’s all we got. If you know anything about stealth layoffs at Fish & Richardson, please — send us a confidential tip! Founded in 1878, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 20, 2009
Blawgs are reporting that Curtis held layoffs this week, targeting up to 15% of its corporate associates. Those targeted are said to be expected to work for the next ten weeks. The firm, which hired five German lawyers in May, has neither confirmed nor denied the rumor. If you know anything about layoffs at Curtis, please — [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Ogier, a leading global offshore law firm, is laying off 17 people at its law office in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Details, such as whether or not lawyers were targeted, have not been released. If you know anything about layoffs at Ogier, please — send us a confidential tip! Ogier has offices in the British Virgin Islands, the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Ledingham Chalmers has announced a drop in pre-tax profits of 20%, to £3.3 million ($5.5 million), in the year to March. But the firm does not intend to hold layoffs. Activity was up in energy and rural matters, but down in property matters. Fee income fell 3% to £9.1 million ($15 million). Other, larger Scottish rivals have [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 17, 2009
A new survey of Australian law firm partners shows plummeting incomes and soaring stress levels. Mahlab Recruitment reports that partner salaries are down by over 5% in Sydney, and 4% in Melbourne. Last year, partners in both cities saw an 11% increase. The survey also says that firms have been quietly booting under-performing partners for the last [...]
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