Dewey & LeBoeuf, Layoffs

Nationwide Layoff Watch: Dewey & LeBoeuf Parts Ways With L.A. Associates

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More bad news coming out of California this evening, this time from Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Multiple tipsters tell us that the firm laid off 8 associates from its Los Angeles office. As one tipster puts it:

The attrition at Dewey & LeBoeuf continued yesterday as the firm laid off almost 30% of the associate corps in its Los Angeles office. Eight attorneys were let go, ranging from newly minted second years to more senior associates.

Our figures suggest that 30% is a little bit high, but eight associates does represent a significant chunk of Dewey’s L.A. associate presence.

A firm spokesperson confirmed that eight associates were no longer with the firm.

While our Dewey sources in New York are worried that their office might be next, it’s worth noting that Dewey already let go of 11 New York associates at the beginning of December. The worst might be over.

Dewey has not frozen salaries for the associates that remain.

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These are the kinds of choices that Biglaw is facing right now, freeze salaries, fire associates, or come up with other ways of spreading the economic pain around.

Good luck to the recently unemployed.

Earlier: Nationwide Layoff Watch: Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 12 Associates

Prior ATL coverage of law firm layoffs

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