Goldberg Kohn Cuts 9 Associates, 14 Staff

Chicago’s Goldberg Kohn has cut about one-quarter of its associates, and will slash pay and scale back its summer associate program.

The firm dismissed nine associates and 14 support staff, and reduced salaries for all remaining lawyers and staff, with the exception of associates. The firm now has 29 associates and 48 partners.

Goldberg Kohn is also reducing the length of its summer associate program this year to eight weeks, and has delayed the start date for its incoming class of first-year associates.

An independent study of 88 of Chicago’s largest law firms ranked Goldberg Kohn third overall based on its lawyers’ academic credentials.