Nationwide Layoff Watch: Gilbert Oshinsky

Here’s a little layoff news to start your day. It’s a small round of layoffs, from a small firm, and it’s from several weeks ago (the end of June). But we do aim for completeness around here.
The litigation-focused firm of Gilbert Oshinsky, aka “the GO to firm,” laid off four attorneys, the legal recruiter, five senior secretaries, two administrative employees, and an IT person.
The firm confirmed the basic accuracy of this information and offered additional background. More after the jump.


A firm spokesperson explained that none of the individuals affected were let go for performance reasons. She emphasized that all of the laid-off employees were very good workers, and the firm wishes them the best.
At the same time, she added, the layoffs were not driven by economic reasons (i.e., the recession). Rather, the cuts were made for efficiency. For example, in the past the firm has had close to a one-to-one ratio of secretaries to lawyers; now, teams of secretaries work for multiple attorneys, which is far more efficient.
If we’ve missed layoff news at your firm — you can do a site search of ATL first to check — please email us (subject line: “[Firm Name] Layoffs”). Thanks.
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