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Allens Arthur Robinson Freezes Pay, Offers Voluntary Redundancies

Allens Arthur Robinson will institute pay freezes July 1st, and is offering up to one year's pay to lawyers who…

UK Law Firm LG Lays Off 15 Lawyers, 18 Staff

UK law firm LG, which seems to have misplaced the rest of its name, has laid off 15 lawyers and…

Miller Canfield Opens New Mexico Office — That Is, a New Office in Mexico

Miller Canfield announced it is launching an office in Monterrey, Mexico, which is that nation's automotive manufacturing and business center.…

Three UK Firms to Merge

Three Lancashire, UK law firms are merging to create the new firm Blackhurst Budd LLP, which will be the largest…

Trowers & Hamlins Lays Off 17 Lawyers & Staff

Trowers & Hamlins, which has laid off at least 11 lawyers in recent months, has now cut 17 lawyers and…

Morris, Manning & Martin Expands into Beijing

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin, which last month fired incoming associates, is launching a new office in Beijing, China. The…

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Poaches Personal Injury Team from DLA Piper

London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert will open a fifth office in Manchester, UK, and has hired two attorneys from DLA…

Conyers Dill & Pearman Opens Brazilian Office

Cayman Islands law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman will open a São Paulo office. The Brazilian Bar Association has approved…

Most Brit Law Students Still Plan Legal Careers

According to a study by Legal Week Intelligence, the percentage of UK law students planning a non-legal career has fallen…

Maclay Murray Laying Off 38 Lawyers & Staff

Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the "big four" Scottish law firms, will cut 6% of its workforce, including some…

Harneys Dismisses 2 Lawyers, 7 Staff

One of the world’s leading international offshore law firms, Harney Westwood & Riegels, has laid off two lawyers and six…

Update: DLA Piper Puts Dubai Lawyers on ‘Sabbatical’

DLA Piper, which just laid off 8 associates in Dubai, has additionally placed almost 20% of the remaining Dubai-based lawyers…