Freshfields to Add 15 Lawyers to Munich Office
Freshfields will add at least 15 lawyers to its Munich office, including four partners who will relocate from Frankfurt. Yorck…
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Axe Falling for Clifford Chance Partners
Partners at Clifford Chance, which we now learn for the first time laid off 35 support staff in New York…
Allen & Overy Announces Redundancy Criteria
The UK's Allen & Overy, which announced in February its plan to lay off 450 jobs, has informed staff of…
Allen & Overy to Cut 30% of Trainees
London's Allen & Overy will only retain 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March 2010. The Magic Circle…
Clifford Chance to Cut 115 Staffers
Clifford Chance has announced further cuts to its London office, with the Magic Circle firm set to make up to…
Freshfields to Close European Office, Lay Off 10
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set shutter its office in Bratislava, Slovakia, closing its only Central and Eastern European office outside…
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…
Update: Allen & Overy to Cut 450 Jobs
Last week we reported that Allen & Overy, the UK’s fourth-biggest law firm by revenue, would cut as many as…
Allen & Overy Cuts 150 Lawyers, Freezes Pay
Allen & Overy, the UK's fourth-biggest law firm by revenue, will cut as many as 150 lawyers, sever ties with…
Update: Linklaters Makes 30 Redundant
Final details of Linklaters ’ "New World" are starting to emerge, with 14 associates in the firm’s banking practice and…
Clifford Chance to Associates: Maybe You Should Quit Before We Fire You
Clifford Chance LLP LLP is in talks with associates about voluntary redundancies. The firm is offering associates the chance to…
Freshfields to Freeze Associate Pay
London's Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP LLP informed staff yesterday that salaries for associates will be held at 2008 levels. The…