law firm layoffs

Bass Berry Lays Off 10 Lawyers, 22 Staff

Tennessee's Bass Berry has laid off 10 associates and 22 staff. That's 5% of attorney headcount and 9% of staff.…

Clifford Chance, which has been bleeding litigation partners, just lost two more. Securities litigators Joel Cohen and George Schieren will…

McDermott Will & Emery, which recently laid off 25 associates and 47 staff and cut pay, is now cutting health…

DLA Piper is both bringing on new partners, and letting others go. Five partners have left the firm in the…

Connecticut's Shipman & Goodwin, which cut 26 jobs in April, is deferring three of its eight incoming associates. The three…

This week in law firm layoffs: Blake Lapthorn: 12 lawyers Maclay Murray & Spen: 27 lawyers Barlow Lyde & Gilbert:…

Blake Lapthorn has decided to keep on only two of its 14 incoming 2009 trainees, according to blogs across The…

Maclay Murray & Spens, which in April laid off 38 lawyers and staff, is only keeping on four of its…

McDermott Will & Emery, which last week cut pay for its summer associates, announced today it has laid off 25…

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Dorsey & Whitney has laid off 55 staff members, or 7% of the firm's support staff. Seven of…

WilmerHale has informed an undisclosed number of associates and counsel that they will lose their jobs this Fall. The firm…

Snell & Wilmer has laid off between 30 and 40 staff members, most at its Phoenix, Arizona headquarters. A more…