Trowers & Hamlins, which has laid off at least 11 lawyers in recent months, has now cut 17 lawyers and support staff...
Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin, which last month fired incoming associates, is launching a new office in Beijing, China. The firm just...
London’s Barlow Lyde & Gilbert will open a fifth office in Manchester, UK, and has hired two attorneys from DLA Piper to...
Cayman Islands law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman will open a São Paulo office. The Brazilian Bar Association has approved licensing. Conyers...
According to a study by Legal Week Intelligence, the percentage of UK law students planning a non-legal career has fallen over the...
Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the “big four” Scottish law firms, will cut 6% of its workforce, including some lawyers. CEO...
One of the world’s leading international offshore law firms, Harney Westwood & Riegels, has laid off two lawyers and six staffers. Another...
DLA Piper, which just laid off 8 associates in Dubai, has additionally placed almost 20% of the remaining Dubai-based lawyers on either...
Fulbright & Jaworski has added four new lawyers, and transferred partners, to its Hong Kong office. Jessica Fei joins Fulbright as counsel...
London’s Herbert Smith is launching a Hong Kong restructuring practice, with a partner recruited from Bermuda’s Appleby Global. Michael Barker will focus...
London Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have delayed their 2009 partner promotions. Clifford Chance will defer this year’s...
Speaking of The Netherlands, leading Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has launched a support staff redundancy consultation, set to affect...
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