The Law Society of Scotland may cut employees, as it faces losing £1 million in revenue. The professional governing body is cutting the cost of practicing as a solicitor from £665 for a “for a compulsory practising certificate” to £565. The cut in fees will cause the revenue shortfall. Law Society staff have been asked to consider [...]
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 11, 2009
Blawgs are now reporting that in June, Gilbert Oshinsky laid off four attorneys and nine staff. The staffers included five senior secretaries, two administrative employees, an IT professional, and — ironically — a legal recruiter. The firm says the layoffs were not performance-based. Based in Washington DC, with offices in Los Angeles and Austin, Gilbert Oshinsky represents corporations, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the US legal services industry lost another 2,700 jobs in July, a 0.23% drop. The industry employs 1.13 million lawyers and staff. In July the US economy overall gained a few jobs — the nation’s unemployment rate fell from 9.5% in June to 9.4% in July. Some of the biggest [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 6, 2009
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We have been covering rumors of ongoing stealth layoffs at Fulbright & Jaworski. We now believe that six associates and four staff were laid off in Los Angeles; 10 staff in San Antonio; 8 staff in New York; 24 staff in Dallas; and 12 secretaries 29 in Houston. And a JDJournal tipster warned us that more layoffs [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 6, 2009
A Scottish employment tribunal has awarded £20,000 in compensation to two former staffers at Garden Stirling. The tribunal rejected claims made by 56-year-old paralegal assistant Linda Bruce, and 52-year-old financial adviser Anne Crawford, that age discrimination played a part in their firings. But the tribunal agreed that Crawford was not offered outplacement, and that Bruce was unfairly [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Boston’s Mintz Levin has laid off an undisclosed number of attorneys and staff. Blawgs are reporting that 15 associates were targeted, amongst others. The firm is also working on making changes in compensation. Blawgs are also saying the firm conducted a round of stealth layoffs in February. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo is a general practice [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 2, 2009
Earlier this week we reported on a tip that Fulbright & Jaworski laid off at least 42 people in Texas and New York. Now a JDJournal tipster tells us that the firm is laying off “a significant number” of staff today in Houston. The tipster does not have numbers, and isn’t sure if lawyers will be [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 30, 2009
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 & Berry. Those laid off will get outplacement support. Tracing its roots to 1871, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has more than 350 attorneys in seven offices, and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 30, 2009
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 staff. Some lawyers will be offered more than one year’s pay. The offers are to include a payment based on years of service, an additional stipend, and [...]
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