Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

This morning’s top stories:

Stanford Law School has launched the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, which will focus on professional responsibility, leadership development and quality of life issues…

Gross revenue at Weil, Gotshal & Manges rose slightly in 2008. The firm brought in $1.23 billion, up 4.75% from 2007…

McDermott Will & Emery has laid off 60 associates and 89 staffers…

Hodgson Russ, the largest law firm in Buffalo, has asked five lawyers and eight staff members in its headquarters office to go…

Tipsters tell Above the Law that Paul Hastings’ Atlanta office is going through a round of layoffs, and ten associates have been let go…