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Reed Smith Cuts Associate Salaries by 10%

Reed Smith is decimating associate salaries, cutting pay 10% across the organization. From the memo: ...Reed Smith has adopted many…

Blake Lapthorn Redundancy Targets 33

Blake Lapthorn has launched its third redundancy consultation in the past nine months, targeting 33 positions in business services and…

Charles Russell Launches Redundancy Consultation

London's Charles Russell has targeted an undisclosed number of employees for redundancy, despite higher-than-expected billings. Laid off staff will be…

DWF Freezes Pay, Cancels Bonuses

Despite seeing its best financial results ever, UK law firm DWF has frozen pay and canceled bonuses. The firm was…

Norton Rose Hires Lawyers for Dubai Office

Norton Rose has brought on two laterals for its Dubai office. Andrew Lewis, formerly of New Zealand's Simpson Grierson, and…

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Asks Trainees to Defer, Offers Whopping £2,500

London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, which recently opened a fifth office in Manchester, has asked half of its September 2009…

Addleshaw Lays Off 85 Staff

Addleshaw Goddard, one of Britain’s largest firms, which announced in February it would cut 19 partners, has now announced the…

Collas Day Lays Off 6 Staff

Guernsey's Collas Day has made six staff redundant, three of them voluntarily. The firm is reorganizing, and recently launched a…

Matheson Ormsby Prentice Lays Off 25 Lawyers, Cuts Salaries

Dublin, Ireland's Matheson Ormsby Prentice is laying off 25 lawyers from the firm's corporate & commercial, banking & financial services,…

Pannone Lays Off 35 Staff, Goes to 4-Day Week

Law firm Pannone has laid off 35 staff, and is asking employees to voluntarily work a four-day week. The layoffs…

Thomson Playford Cuts 19 Lawyers, 5 Staff

Thomson Playford has laid off 19 lawyers and five staff in its Sydney and Adelaide, Australia offices. Thomson Playford Cutlers…

DLA Piper Slashes Salaries

DLA Piper, which this week laid off 24 lawyers and 100 support staff across its UK offices, today announced salary…