Morning News Roundup for Friday

Good morning! Here are the top stories:

Hildebrandt International says the economic health of the legal industry has stopped declining for the first time since Q2 2008…

Brown Rudnick has restored start dates for 11 of its deferred associates…

Two New York-based finance partners have left Clifford Chance to join Dechert…

Blawgs are reporting that Curtis held layoffs this week, targeting up to 15% of its corporate associates…

And Yale Law Women has announced its 2009 Top Ten Family Friendly Firms List…