Law Firms Generously Offer Voluntary Buyout Packages
Observers and participants of the legal profession note its trends over time, the swells and crashes as the industry retains…
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Walmart’s Slogan, “Save Money, Live Better” Now Extends to Legal Services
Walmart’s legal department announced plans to form an in-house pro bono program in which its attorneys, paralegals, and support staff…
Saul Ewing Hires Buchanan Ingersoll Team
A group of seven attorneys, including three partners, from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will join the Wilmington, Delaware office of…
Jones Day Freezes Support Staff Salaries
Online sources say that Jones Day has announced a salary freeze affecting all support personnel and staff across the firm,…
Pannone Lays Off 35 Staff, Goes to 4-Day Week
Law firm Pannone has laid off 35 staff, and is asking employees to voluntarily work a four-day week. The layoffs…
Rumor: Shearman & Sterling Laying Off Support Staff
According to rumors on the Tubes (it's not a truck!), Shearman & Sterling is laying off administrative staff today. Lawyers…
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…
Schiff Hardin Lays Off Support Staff
Chicago's Schiff Hardin cut some of its administrative staff this week, as a result of "increased technological efficiencies." Schiff Hardin…
Firms Using Fewer Legal Secretaries And Support Staff
The number of legal secretaries and other support staff that have been laid off at firms in recent months is…
Olswang to Lay Off 8% of UK Lawyers, Staff
Olswang has begun a redundancy consultation targeted at 8% of the firm's 618-strong UK workforce. The firm announced today that…
Heller Ehrman Sued By DC Office Landlord
On Heller Highwater blog, a "a support site for the professional support staff of a global law firm in turmoil":…