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Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Stephen Lamb joins Paul Weiss at the firm’s new office in Wilmington, Delaware as a partner in both the corporate and litigation departments. He was a judge with the Delaware Court of Chancery for 12 years. Lamb earned his JD in 1975 from the Georgetown University Law [...]

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US Legal Market Lost 7000 Jobs in 2008

Monday, January 12, 2009

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US Legal Market Lost 7000 Jobs in 2008

According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services industry in the United States shed some 7,000 jobs between December 2007 and December 2008. The numbers include lawyers, paralegals, public relations specialists, secretaries and other positions; and reflect layoffs by firms nationwide over the last few months, and the dissolutions of Am Law 100 firms [...]

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Joblessness in US Drops Slightly from 26-year High

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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Joblessness in US Drops Slightly from 26-year High

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, according to a government report. The Labor Department reported that initial filings for state jobless benefits fell to 554,000 for the week ending December 13th. That was a decline of 21,000 from the 26-year high of 575,000 claims a week earlier. Economists [...]

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