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…
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DLA Phillips Fox Lays Off 12 Lawyers; CEO Steps Down [Update]
DLA Phillips Fox, an affiliate of DLA Piper, has cut 12 lawyers from its offices in Australia and New Zealand.…
Blake Dawson Lays Off 23 Lawyers, 66 Staff
Blake Dawson has eliminated 23 lawyers and 66 support staff in the wake of its March review of business. Details…
Minter Ellison Lays Off 11 Lawyers, 35 Staff
Australia's Minter Ellison has laid off 11 lawyers and 24 support staff from its Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices.…
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…
Christensen Vaughan to Merge with Gadens Lawyers
Perth, Australia law firm Christensen Vaughan will merge with national firm Gadens Lawyers, to form an expanded commercial legal practice…
Blake Dawson Layoffs Tomorrow
Blake Dawson will announce redundancies tomorrow, Friday the 13th, with "less than 100" people affected. The firm says the cuts…
Texas Lawyer and Bush Ally Considering Democratic Run for Governor
Fort Worth-based lawyer Tom Schieffer said on Monday he is exploring whether the Texas Democratic Party would back him in…
Slater & Gordon Sees Double-Digit Net Profit Increase
Australia's Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly traded law firm, reported a 22.4% increase in net profit for the…
Report: Legal Industry Woes Good for Small Firms
The meltdown of the legal services industry, in the wake of the financial meltdown, is hurting biglaw firms as they…