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Layoffs

Pinsent PPP Down, Confirms Layoffs

Pinsent Masons saw profits per partner plummet 36%, falling to £310,000 ($511,000). Revenues were up 1% to £215 million ($355…

Day Pitney Lays Off 20 Lawyers, Defers Associates

Day Pitney, which laid off 66 staff members across it offices in February, today announced that 20 lawyers have been…

Harvard Law School to Lay Off Staff

A JDJournal tipster points us to Harvard Law School's announcement this week that the nation's second ranked law school will…

Confirmed: Layoffs at Quinn Emanuel

A JDJournal tipster informed us yesterday that Quinn Emanuel held layoffs at their Los Angeles office. Today the firm confirmed…

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Good morning! London Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have delayed their 2009 partner promotions... Boston’s Edwards…

Alston & Bird Lays Off 14 Lawyers, 38 Staff – Kind of…

A few days ago, Atlanta-based Alston & Bird deferred start dates for incoming associates. The associates were offered the opportunity…

Legal Times to Merge with National Law Journal; Layoffs Expected

Legal Times is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined publication will focus on…

Blake Dawson Layoffs Tomorrow

Blake Dawson will announce redundancies tomorrow, Friday the 13th, with "less than 100" people affected. The firm says the cuts…

Rumor: Sidley Austin Layoffs Today

The blawgosphere, which is never ever wrong (seriously), is abuzz with rumors that Sidley Austin is holding layoffs today. It…

Rumor: Blank Rome Layoffs on the Way

Blawgs are reporting that between 25 and 50 attorneys will be let go from Blank Rome this week, most likely…

Associates Have to Make Do With Fewer Staffers

Layoffs of legal support staffers have pushed the staffing ratios at some law firms to one support staffer for every…

Frisco DA Lays Off Lawyers, Staff

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris laid off at least five staffers and two attorneys last week. Harris blamed the…