Staff Layoffs

Staff Layoff Watch: Paul Hastings Re-Centers 25 Staffers

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In this economy, firms are looking for efficiency wherever they can find it. Above the Law has been able to confirm that 25 staffers will be let go at the end of July as Paul Hastings moves its document production services to its Los Angeles office. The goal, as we understand it, is to centralize the firm’s document production services and make them more efficient.
The move will result in 25 terminated positions in New York and other Paul Hastings offices around the the country. But the firm is also creating new positions for staffers in L.A.
The affected personnel have been informed of the cuts. But Paul Hastings’s spokespeople report that those staffers have been encouraged to apply for the new L.A. document work. Successful applicants will have their relocation expenses paid by the firm.
And the weather is nicer in L.A.
Staffers who are unable to secure a position in L.A. — or who simply don’t want to go — will receive a severance package.
As Maria von Trapp might say: Whenever God closes a door, somewhere He opens a window. Of course, Maria von Trapp married a super wealthy guy but still ended up living in Vermont, so maybe she doesn’t have the most applicable advice.
Perhaps Micheal Ray Richardson has some advice that is more relevant to the current situation?
Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of staff layoffs

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