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ATL: Major Layoffs Impending at Orrick

ATL is convinced that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe will hold major layoffs next week. At this point we're hearing that…

Allen & Overy Appoints Employee Reps for Redundancy

Allen & Overy is appointing 15 employee representatives to consult on the sweeping redundancy that is set to claim more…

Don’t Want to Get Laid Off? Never Get Sick

LegalWeek reports that DLA Piper attorneys are angry that redundancy criteria include severe penalties for taking sick days. Fee earners…

Sonnenschein Shutters Charlotte Offiche

(The misspelling in the title is intentional -- read it aloud.) Partners at Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal voted today…

Black Thursday II: Latham & Watkins Lays Off 440

Yesterday we reported that Latham & Watkins might lay off up to 150 people. Isn't optimism great? This morning we…

Day Casebeer Cuts 20% of Lawyers

The Recorder takes a look at Cupertino, California intellectual property boutique Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder, which last fall cut…

Hammonds to Cut 20 Partners

London's Hammonds LLP is set to cut about 10% of its partnership. The top 50 UK law firm is cutting…

ATL: Dewey & LeBoeuf Making “Performance Related” Cuts

Tipsters are telling Above the Law that Dewey & LeBoeuf is making performance-related layoffs this week. As we understand it,…

ATL: K&L Gates to Hold Layoffs Tomorrow

Tipsters from several K&L Gates offices have written in to Above the Law about expected layoffs tomorrow. The rumors were…

Lowenstein Sandler Cuts 53, Rescinds 3L Offers

Roseland, New Jersey's Lowenstein Sandler has confirmed layoffs of attorneys and staff today. With deep regret, we are today implementing…

Trowers & Hamlins Lays Off Lawyers

Trowers & Hamlins held a second round of redundancies this week, with four jobs in the firm's UK offices affected.…

ATL: Dechert Lays Off 10 Staff Attorneys

Above the Law reports that Phillie's Dechert, which recently announced that its profits and revenues are down, is laying off…