severance packages

Former Heller Employees Sue Partners

Former employees of San Francisco's defunct Heller Ehrman, which declared bankruptcy in December, are suing 179 former partners for $32…

London's Clifford Chance has cut 20 positions at its New York office. The law firm has laid off almost 100…

Friday we reported the rumor that Kirkland & Ellis laid off an undisclosed number of support staff today. This morning…

Washington DC's Howrey has laid off 25 secretarial staffers. Cuts came in all offices except Palo Alto and New York.…

According to rumors repeated by reliable blawgs, Kirkland & Ellis is laying off an undisclosed number of support staff today.…

Perkins Coie has cut 12 attorneys and 26 staff. Affected employees have been offered an expanded severance package that includes…

Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the "big four" Scottish law firms, will cut 6% of its workforce, including some…

San Francisco-based intellectual property firm Townsend and Townsend and Crew has laid off 16 attorneys, 45 staff. From the memo:…

Chicago's Baker & McKenzie today announced the layoffs of 124 employees. From the statement: ...management in North America and Global…

British law firm Shoosmiths has asked its 2009 trainees to withdraw from their contract, or defer until 2011, without any…

Today Hogan & Hartson informed 93 US support staffers they don't have to come back next week. From the memo:…

Today Reed Smith laid off 26 attorneys and 74 staff across its US and UK offices. Seven of the lawyers…