Holidays and Seasons, Layoffs, Parties, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants

DLA Piper Chicago Cancels Christmas/Staffers

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In what could be a trend, DLA Piper has canceled the holiday party for their Chicago office. The move is similar to Fried Frank’s decision to scrap their holiday festivities, but there is no indication on whether DLA intends to donate any of their party money to charity (as Fried Frank did).

Spokespeople for DLA Piper did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

It’s not just the legal community that’s scaling back on holiday cheer. Yesterday, Barclays announced they were canceling their holiday party too. For a complete list of the financial firms that have gone Grinch, see our sister site, Dealbreaker.

The holiday party is just one notch on the ever tighter belt. More after the break.


You’ll remember that Fried Frank canceled their holiday festivities at the same time that we learned about their cutting bonuses for administrative staff. DLA Piper might be taking that cost cutting maneuver one step further. A tipster reports that DLA Piper fired 15 staffers from their Chicago office today.

Would somebody please catch the one-armed man who is killing off all the jobs in Chicago?

RUGGED CHICAGO LAWYER: I didn’t screw up my job.

PASSIONLESS CHICAGO HIRING PARTNER: I don’t care.

(Rugged Chicago Lawyer jumps off cliff with giant flushing sound in the background.)

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So, let’s officially update the list of cities you want to avoid at all costs if you are looking for legal employment:

San Francisco: Unemployed lawyers now outnumber used Rice-A-Roni boxes.

Charlotte: Will need to rediscover agrarian economy roots. Secession soon to follow.

Chicago: No West Coast cool; no East Coast cachet; no Canadian safety net. Mike Ditka isn’t walking through that door.

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Where you at D.C.? There’s always room for one more.

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Earlier: Nationwide Layoff Watch: Bell Boyd Confirms Layoffs

Fried Frank Turns Holiday Party into a Robin Hood Affair

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