Today Reed Smith laid off 26 attorneys and 74 staff across its US and UK offices. Seven of the lawyers are in the US, and the firm has targeted 9…
Boston’s Ropes & Gray cut 106 staff positions, or 10% of its non-lawyer staff. The firm made the cuts yesterday, and announced the news in a firmwide memo by Chairman…
Pittsburgh’s Reed Smith reports a 10% increase in gross revenue to $980 million in 2008, on the back of significant lateral expansion. But profits per equity partner were down to…
According to a survey by consulting firm Hildebrandt International, US law firm mergers rose slightly in 2008 over 2007; and experts are predicting the trend will increase in 2009 due to…
The Legal Times Blog reports that a US district judge has dismissed Ralph Nader’s latest attempt to prove he was the target of a conspiracy by the Kerry-Edwards campaign to keep…
Maybe Big Law firms really wanted their associates to enjoy Thanksgiving, but not Christmas! Why would we say that? Because since we have returned from Thanksgiving, there has been a…
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