Update: Linklaters Set to Eliminate Up to 270 Jobs
Just a week after announcing mass layoffs, Linklaters is launching a formal redundancy consultation, with up to 120 lawyers and…
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London's Eversheds is opening of a new office in Singapore, and beginning work on developing a presence in Hong Kong.…
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India Considers Opening Nation to Foreign Law Firms
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Venable Partner Recalls Landing in Hudson River
The American Lawyer has an interview with Venable partner James Hanks Jr., who was on board US Airways Flight 1549…
Linklaters to Cull 70 from Partnership, Decimate Associates
London's Linklaters , the world's second largest law firm by revenue, will eliminate 70 partners and 10% of associates. The…
Law School to Hold Open House in Second Life
Santa Clara University School of Law is holding an open house in the virtual world of Second Life today. Visitors…
Addleshaw Goddard to Lay Off 19 Partners
Addleshaw Goddard, Britain's fifteenth largest firm, is poised to lose 19 partners because of falling demand for legal services. More…
World’s Law Offices Head To Dubai — Canada Stays Put
In the past few years, international law firms have been opening up offices in Dubai. Now, US firms, like Weil…
UK’s Dentons to Cut Up to 80 Jobs
Denton Wilde Sapte has joined the ranks of London firms launching redundancy consultations, with up to 80 jobs at risk…
South Korean Blogger Jailed Without Bail
He goes by the username “Minerva,” after the Greek goddess of wisdom. He rose from anonymity in South Korea, for…
Sonnenschein Celebrates Inauguration
The Blog of Legal Times reports from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal's swanky Obama inauguration party: Saturday night, Sonnenschein Nath &…