Minter Ellison Lays Off 11 Lawyers, 35 Staff

Erik Even — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:08:36 +0000

Australia’s Minter Ellison has laid off 11 lawyers and 24 support staff from its Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices.

The redundancies targeted senior and junior associates in the firm’s property, construction and finance practices.

There are no current plans for further redundancies.

Minter Ellison is one of the largest full-service law firms in the Asia-Pacific region. It has over 280 partners, 1000 lawyers and 1,000 support staff. In Australia it is considered one of the top commercial law firms.

Howard Kennedy Targets 40 Lawyers & Staff

Erik Even — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:58:01 +0000

London’s Howard Kennedy has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 40 partners, associates and support staff across the firm’s property and corporate practices.

Howard Kennedy laid off 20 fee earners and 30 support staff last June.

It has recently completed two mergers with personal injury boutique Douglas-Mann & Co. and London’s DMA Legal.

Ranked among the top 100 UK law firms, Howard Kennedy has 75 partners, 170 lawyers and 270 staff. Founded in 1936 by Harry Howard, the firm was known as H. Howard & Co. before merging with Kennedy and others in 1950 to form Howard Kennedy & Co, and moving into their current offices in Cavendish Square in London’s West End. The firm has been known as Howard Kennedy since 1984.

JD Journal » property practices

Minter Ellison Lays Off 11 Lawyers, 35 Staff

Howard Kennedy Targets 40 Lawyers & Staff