First to say... who?

Sorry, don't care--never even heard of Robinson & Cole.

2 - you failed twice. Not funny, anyone in NY who has visited Connecticut should know of them, and you were not first. You are what we call a douchebag.

I knew John "Hachetman" Lynch at UVA. Lousy student and softball player. Overall, a lousy human being. I am glad he turned up at this unknown law firm.

Nice job by the outgoing Managing Partner to leave this job for the new guy.

The ship be sinking...

First to say "Gimme back that filet-o-fish!"

Is this the post about West Virginia?

4, stop trolling. This was a joke post. Everyone knows this is not a real law firm--get a sense of humor!

I think you misspelled Perkins Coie, Elie.

I used to make fun of Robinson Cole.

'00 WolfBlock Summer

A shout out to all my homies at RC. Pour one out for deez hos! Ya'll land jobs somewhere. Updike? Tyler Coop? Norm Pattis?

I believe this firm represented me in a speeding ticket matter 12 years ago on my way to Foxwoods Casino. I appreciated their flat rate approach to billing. That being said, this firm, although far from being a peer firm in my eyes, gets the prize of the day for effectively terminating personnel without mention of severance. Bravo John boy, you made this old timer proud.

Honestly, I don't understand this need to degrade any regional law firm....

Please remind me what T15 firm you work for that isn't having mass layoffs and pushing back start dates, then remind me what it is you were doing there that was so important, and finally, go fuck yourself.

Oh yeah, and when I worked in the mailroom at Ropes, your girlfriend offered to blow me. True story.

Honestly, I don't understand this need to degrade any regional law firm....

Please remind me what T15 firm you work for that isn't having mass layoffs and pushing back start dates, then remind me what it is you were doing there that was so important, and finally, go fuck yourself.

Oh yeah, and when I worked in the mailroom at Ropes, your girlfriend offered to blow me. True story.

I find it hard to see how Partner Emeritus does not look like a vagina eating lemons.

This is actually a very good firm. Especially in CT. I wonder how many TTT posters are now "surplusage"???

Good firm with strong practices and what was a growing NYC office where some layoffs will occur.

I agree with 15 (and 16). Go fuck yourselves.

Ahh Mr. John B. Lynch, I believe he invested his underaduate and graduate loans with me. This unfortunately does not bode well for the rest of you at Robinson & Cole. Its alright though, his loan from holy cross was worth a spoon and a bag of mables (the value of his degree there). eyyyyyyyy

Any news on which departments have been hit? First years?

"NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks remain on track to finish the month of March on a very upbeat note, posting their best monthly gains in nearly seven years and one of the top 20 months since 1950, which might bode well for the market a year from now, if history is any guide."

Don't they know the recession is over?

I'm w/ 15 and 16 (though does ANYONE on this fucking website know how to hit enter once? no wonder the legal profession is going to hell)
Most V-50 peeps I've worked with/associated with through mutual friends were borderline obese, with bad skin complexions, functioning sociopaths, vengeful nerds, new money fucktards, never been abroad, making 160k and still living pay-check to pay-check, all-around unpleasant miserable individuals.
Newsflash: A lot of lawyers who could have gone anywhere choose regional b/c they have lives that encompass things besides the empty, hellish profession that is the Law. Some V-50 boys are kewl though...I was??

Sherman McCoy

I'm w/ 15 and 16 (though does ANYONE on this fucking website know how to hit enter once? no wonder the legal profession is going to hell)
Most V-50 peeps I've worked with/associated with through mutual friends were borderline obese, with bad skin complexions, functioning sociopaths, vengeful nerds, new money fucktards, never been abroad, making 160k and still living pay-check to pay-check, all-around unpleasant miserable individuals.
Newsflash: A lot of lawyers who could have gone anywhere choose regional b/c they have lives that encompass things besides the empty, hellish profession that is the Law. Some V-50 boys are kewl though...I was??

Sherman McCoy

This may be a first. They actually say that they "eliminated attorneys" rather terminated them, terminated their positions, rightsized the firm, made them redundant, whatever. How do you eliminate them? Literally throw them to the curb. I am sure Partner Emeritus is proud. Where is the guilloitine? Best wishes to the laid off attorneys and staff at Robinson & Cole.

21 -- No offence to all 3Ls around, but I would be shocked if they laid off 1st and 2nd years while maintaining full summer associate and fall arrival programs for 2009. I don't see why a firm would do that unless the juniors are really THAT bad. I'd rather be saving overheads by slashing new arrivals. I know it sucks for them, but this is sound management in most cases.

#23/24 - Either a huge fail or a huge success. Not sure which one.

Getting mixed messages from this firm. The following line indicates they need me:
"As a result, Robinson & Cole has eliminated 11 counsel and associate attorneys." However, there is no mention of severance. Elimination without severance, what a novel concept.

23/24 - EPIC FAIL!

I used to masturbate in the conference rooms at Robinson & Cole and would refer to it as my "cole's law"

You "TTT" idiots are too much. Seriously, get a life. Robinson and Cole is a great firm where an attorney can make a good living and do meaningful work without developing a fat ass and a nasty attitiude, two traits that all y'alll douchebags have developed as a result ot working at tip- top firms. Now go back to whacking off to your firm's logo, you ruthlessly pathetic tools.

This guy is small time. One of my first acts in office was to crater the economy, which has caused a lot more than 30 layoffs.

UCONN state?

Never trust a man named Lynch.

Hey, you lawyers are supposed to be so smart, right? That guy, John Yoo, figured out a way around the Constitution so that I could lock away American citizens indefinitely without charges or a trial, torture high value detainees, listen in on all of your telephone calls, and read all your emails. How come you guys couldn’t figure out a way so that I could’ve served a third term? Cheney couldn’t help me, that dumbass flunked out of Yale Law School. Rove flunked the LSATs. It seems you'll have forgotten how everything was so much better when I was President.

Robinson & Cole just "absorbed" the Hartford office of Thelen. It was a very strange move in these times. Not sure if there was alot of value added there for them. I wonder if all of the Thelen people were spared.

Most of those Thelen people were in construction law - a department that previously didn't even exist at R&C. My guess is that the partners recently realized that construction lawyers are not needed when nobody is building.

29- jerks off to SCOTUS briefs and refers to the "T6" as the only schools worth going to

Anyone who really cares about what happened to the Thelen people at Robinson & Cole can just scan the list at www.thelen.com for R&C and then check it against the website. Not that anyone should care enough to bother, but hours are hard to come by...

News from today's Robinson & Cole firmwide attorney meeting: All associates and counsel will have their salary cut by $10,000 effective 4/15.

lol at 5.

14 --- Partner Emeritus -- you are right!

If they're laying off people, then why in the world are they opening an office in Providence - as of next week? They hired 2 partners and one staff member to begin working on Monday. . . Comments please

That's a good question re Providence. Those of us on the outside (and, I understand, those on the inside too) are all wondering about the same things: (1) why a new office is being opened in the face of 30 layoffs; (2) why 30 lawyers and additional staff were "absorbed" last year if the deal did not result in any financial benefit to the firm; and (3) why the firm continues to indicate that it is always looking for opportunities for "growth" when they just LAID OFF people. A lot doesn't make sense, to folks both inside and outside.

My guess re Providence is that it is because it has very few law firms for a mid-sized city. 100 at Edwards Angell, 70ish at Hinckley Allen Snyder, a couple of skeleton offices of Boston firms, and maybe five other firms that have twenty or more people. That's it. Everything is else strorefront law firms. Far fewer firms than Hartford, which is a smaller city in worse economic straits. (Providence and Worcester, MA fight each census to be New England's 2nd largest city - each have about 175,000 people).

Yo, assholes, this motherfucker's dead!

Any news on the state of other CT firms and their summer programs?

Hey 44 – I hope you didn’t post that from your computer at Robinson & Cole. For the love of God man, try to be just a little clever. You’re clearly not “on the outside.” Nobody on the outside is wondering anything about those three things – especially with the detail you presented. Nobody except people on the inside gives a sheeeeeaaaahhhht. Get some “intestinal fortitude” and put it out there if you want people to comment or if you just want to blow off some steam. Just don’t insult our intelligence and pretend that you don’t work there.

Hey 44 – I hope you didn’t post that from your computer at Robinson & Cole. For the love of God man, try to be just a little clever. You’re clearly not “on the outside.” Nobody on the outside is wondering anything about those three things – especially with the detail you presented. Nobody except people on the inside gives a sheeeeeaaaahhhht. Get some “intestinal fortitude” and put it out there if you want people to comment or if you just want to blow off some steam. Just don’t insult our intelligence and pretend that you don’t work there.

This firm has been around for over 260 yrs so I think it management has done well over the years. This is a small layoff compared to other firms and in some ways may be viewed as "trimming the fat"-- a least that's how I would view it. That said, it leads to the question of what else is coming down the pipe, severance? delays? stipends? summer program casualties?

@47 - I work at another firm in Hartford. The partners here say that the summer program will continue as planned. I would expect far fewer offers however.

The Thelen people are all still there, at least in the Hartford office. Some of them are housed in the trusts & estates department, which appears to be decaying rapidly.

Financial and insurance companies are not the only ones being downgraded for credit. With corporate remittances not coming in, Robinson & Cole moved up billing deadlines. It's obvious that the firm bit off more than it could chew when it added the Thelen people. R&C has inadequate cash on hand. (A partner recently received a check for $0.87.) Newsflash: When banks are not lending money, it may be tough to make payroll, fund the Providence office and convince clients and employees that gross miscalculations comprise a "business plan."

@52 - That would be "Individual Clients", not "trusts & estates".