Cox Castle Fires 10 in Los Angeles [Breaking]
According to a JDJournal insider, Cox Castle & Nicholson just let go ten attorneys from their LA office this afternoon. If…
Layoffs
Wildman Harrold Lays Off “Approximately” 10 Attorneys [Update]
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon has confirmed that the Chicago-based law firm has laid off "approximately" 10 attorneys. About half…
US Legal Market Lost 7000 Jobs in 2008
According to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services industry in the United States shed some 7,000 jobs…
Limey Litigators Lay Off London Lawyers
Clifford Chance has launched a redundancy program in its London headquarters, with the Magic Circle firm set to cut up…
Baker & McKenzie Sacks Six
Baker & McKenzie is firing six of its New York associates, as a result of the economic meltdown. The international…
Drinker Biddle & Reath Gets Six Thelen Lawyers
I really don't think we can post enough "former Thelen lawyers find jobs" stories. Drinker Biddle & Reath's Washington, DC…
Former Dreier Office in Connecticut Becomes Temporary Firm
Refugees of disgraced firm Dreier LLP's Stamford, Connecticut office have reformed as Pastore Osterberg LLC. The co-founder of the former Dreier office, Joseph Pastore…
LA’s Pircher Nichols Lets Go 12 Employees
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a 75-attorney firm specializing in commercial real estate with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, has…
Thacher Proffitt Is No More; Fourth Biglaw Collapse This Year
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, the 160-year-old New York-based law firm, will close forever. The subprime crisis slashed demand for its…
Gunderson Dettmer Fires Half of First-Year Class [Video]
From LawCrossing.com: Legal blog Above the Law is reporting that Gunderson Dettmer has laid off a number of junior associates.…
Baker & Daniels Cuts 22 Positions
Baker & Daniels LLP last week cut 10 jobs from its Fort Wayne, Indiana office, leaving 52 lawyers and 46 support…
Rumor: More Layoffs Looming for DLA Piper? [Update]
DLA Piper, the world's largest law firm (by number of lawyers) which employs more than 3,700 counsel in 28 countries, may…