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Manatt Lays Off 12 Attorneys, 35 Staff

Manatt Lays Off 12 Attorneys, 35 Staff

Since October, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has laid off employees nationwide; 12 attorneys, 3 paralegals, and 32 administrative staff. The firm blamed the economic meltdown. Manatt’s Los Angeles headquarters has…

Venable Announces Layoffs

Baltimore’s Venable has announced layoffs. From the official email announcement: We understand that communicating this action by email is not ideal. However, it is important that you know of the…

Wiggin and Dana Lays Off 14 Attorneys, 14 Staffers

Connecticut’s Wiggin and Dana this week laid off 14 attorneys and 14 staff. In January, we reported that the worsening economy had affected Wiggin and Dana in the same way…

Associates Have to Make Do With Fewer Staffers

Associates Have to Make Do With Fewer Staffers

Layoffs of legal support staffers have pushed the staffing ratios at some law firms to one support staffer for every four lawyers. The layoffs are forcing associates to take on…

Frisco DA Lays Off Lawyers, Staff

Frisco DA Lays Off Lawyers, Staff

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris laid off at least five staffers and two attorneys last week. Harris blamed the City by the Bay’s $500 million budget deficit. The staff…

Faegre & Benson Lays Off 58 Staffers

Faegre & Benson has announced the layoffs of 58 staffers. With regret, we will reduce by 58 the number of Legal Administrative Assistants, Administrative Department Staff, and Paralegals in our…

ATL: Thompson Hine Cuts Jobs, Salaries

Tipsters to Above the Law report that “at least 50″ lawyers and staffers have been laid off from Thompson Hine. The sources claim that 12 lawyers, 5 paralegals, and 29…

Fenwick & West Lays Off 36 Staff, Freezes Associate Salaries

Fenwick & West Lays Off 36 Staff, Freezes Associate Salaries

The Bay Area’s Fenwick & West laid off 36 staff yesterday, and is freezing associate salaries for the upcoming year. But unlike other major San Francisco area law firms, such…

Update: Linklaters Set to Eliminate Up to 270 Jobs

Update: Linklaters Set to Eliminate Up to 270 Jobs

Just a week after announcing mass layoffs, Linklaters is launching a formal redundancy consultation, with up to 120 lawyers and 150 business support staff in London expected to lose their…

Squire Sanders Latest to Lay Off Staff; May Merge With Seyfarth Shaw

Alvin Davis, managing partner of Squire Sanders‘ Miami office, has told the National Law Journal that Miami employees laid off at the firm include “a couple runners, some staffers and…

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