Biglaw, Day Pitney, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs

Nationwide Layoff Watch: Day (Pitney) of Reckoning(66 Staff Fired)

onFebruary 19, 2009 at 3:21 PMAugust 10, 2013 at 11:06 AM

Dreams of a pleasant morning coding documents and browsing eHarmony turned into a nightmare for 66 assistants and paralegals at Day Pitney. Jim Sicilian, co-chair of the Executive Committee, told ATL via phone that 66 staff members were laid off across all firm offices. According to Jim, no associate layoffs are planned for the moment.

The news comes as somewhat of a relief because it initially appeared that the firm was mounting a black ops assault:

An assistant and paralegal in the hall near me were called down to a conference room and immediately let go. One was working on an assignment for me and left in the middle of it — never to return.

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Or a government sting:

Head of HR is camped out in conference room and calling for people to come down. When they go back to their office, their computers are locked out, and they can’t even access to close out a document or grab personal files. Now, the office is paralyzed waiting for the phone to ring.

Town meetings are in store for attorneys and staff later today or tomorrow. It appears that some members of staff will be unable to attend.

Update: More coverage from the Connecticut Law Tribune.