This week in law firm layoffs: McDonough Holland & Allen: 4 lawyers, 13 staff Ruden McClosky: 2 lawyers, 18 staff Thompson & Knight: 17 lawyers, 25 staff Berwin Leighton Paisner:…
Simmons & Simmons plans to use external lawyers for litigation and corporate due diligence work. The firm seeks to outsource legal work to qualified lawyers, unlike other firms that outsource…
Simmons & Simmons has laid off three three corporate & finance associates, and two support staff, from its Moscow office. Also, four lawyers now based out of Moscow will be…
London’ Simmons & Simmons is freezing associate pay starting May 1st. The firm is creating a special bonus pool to reward top performers. The City firm has not yet decided…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is asking some of its trainees to push back their start dates with the firm. A number of trainees set to join the firm in August 2010…
Simmons & Simmons has announced a review that could lead to layoffs of up to 20 associates and 49 support staffers. Last year, the firm laid off eight associates and…
Law Firm Simmons & Simmons will reduce it’s global presence by cutting of its two Portuguese offices, which go under the name Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa. The Portuguese…
Simmons & Simmons has asked its March 2009 trainees to consider deferring until 2010. The firm offered its 17 trainees the option of starting their training in 12 months, with…
K&L Gates, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany, its 29th site and second in that country. It has added partners Mathias Schulze Steinen and Frank…
Simmons & Simmons is banishing two finance partners to the firm’s Dubai office. Banking and restructuring partner Phillip Abbott, and debt capital market specialist Natalie Boyd, have both made the…
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