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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…

Tipster: Husch Blackwell Laying Off More Lawyers

Tipster: Husch Blackwell Laying Off More Lawyers

Husch Blackwell laid off 17 lawyers and 45 staff in March, and 10 lawyers two weeks ago. Now a JDJournal tipster says the firm has laid off an undisclosed number…

Tipster: More Layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski

Tipster: More Layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski

Last week, we reported that Fulbright & Jaworski has laid off six associates and four staff at its Los Angeles office. Now a JDJournal tipster tells us that the firm…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Dechert: undisclosed lawyers & staff Fulbright & Jaworski: 6 lawyers, 4 staff Arizona Attorney General’s Office: 12 lawyers, 17 staff Pinsent Masons: 20 lawyers…

Tipster: More Layoffs on Horizon at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt [Update 3]

Tipster: More Layoffs on Horizon at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt [Update 3]

In June we reported that Portland, Oregon’s Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt would cut associate salaries and lay off support staff. Now a JDJournal tipster informs us that more layoffs are…

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…

Major Layoffs at Dechert Today

Major Layoffs at Dechert Today

Today Dechert, which laid off 63 lawyers and 62 staff in March, let go a significant number of associates, plus paralegals, staff attorneys and legal secretaries. The firm has not…

Fulbright & Jaworski Lays Off 6 Associates, 4 Staff

Fulbright & Jaworski Lays Off 6 Associates, 4 Staff

Blawgs are reporting that Fulbright & Jaworski has laid off six associates and four staff at its Los Angeles office. Five of the associates targeted were first-years. If you have…

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…

Perkins Coie Poaches IP Team from Proskauer Rose

Perkins Coie Poaches IP Team from Proskauer Rose

Washington State’s Perkins Coie, which cut 12 attorneys and 26 staff in April, has hired seven intellectual property attorneys away from Proskauer Rose. Proskauer Rose partners Colin Sandercock, Paul Booth,…