Layoffs
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Buyouts And Reductions At A Top-Tier Law Firm
First they came for the T&E lawyers. Then they came for the legal secretaries and other support staff.... -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Layoffs, New Jersey
Law School Rightsizing: This Is How You Do It
Which law school has managed to avoid junior-faculty layoffs, and what lessons might it have to offer to other law schools that are attempting to rightsize themselves? - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Heads Continue To Roll In Biglaw
Yet another large law firm is making significant cuts. Which one is it this time?
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Nationwide Layoff Watch: It's Not Just Legal Secretaries
If you thought that working in "tech" would protect you from being laid off, think again. -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Layoffs, Morning Docket, New Jersey, SCOTUS, Severance, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, Tax Law, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 10.02.13
* Lawyers from the DOJ are literally begging judges to stay their litigation cases because they’re not allowed to work unless it’s an emergency. How very lucky for U.S. Air. [Blog of Legal Times]
* FYI, the IRS wants to further screw victims of layoffs. If you were recently laid off and received a severance package from your firm, this is a SCOTUS case you’ll want to follow this Term. [Reuters]
* Which Biglaw firm has the best brand in the world? We’ll give you a hint: it’s not the new top dog on the Am Law Global 100 (and that glorious firm didn’t even finish in second place). We’ll have more on this later. [Am Law Daily]
* Yet another Biglaw firm just elected its first woman chair ever. Congratulations to Jami Wintz McKeon, the power litigatrix who will lead Morgan Lewis to great success in the coming years. [Am Law Daily]
* Thanks to a $5 million gift from an alumnus, UChi Law is going to be able to create a business leadership program at the school. Yay! [DealBook / New York Times]
* Some corporate “girl on girl action”: ex-employees of the National Association of Professional Women are now suing the organization over a female manager’s sexual harassment. [DealBook / New York Times]
* New Jersey’s AG is desperately trying to delay the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses after a trial judge’s ruling last week. At this point, the Garden State’s arguments are just livin’ on a prayer. [Bloomberg]
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Biglaw, California, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: California Dreamin’ of Unemployment Benefits
Yet another large law firm is conducting significant cuts. Which one is it this time? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Paralegals, Quote of the Day, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
The Layoff Train Is Out Of Control, And Your Firm's Next
What's the latest news in Biglaw staff layoffs? More are coming... -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Money, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Should You Accept A Biglaw Buyout Package?
Let's meet one secretary who took early retirement, thanks to an enviable financial position. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Severance, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Voluntary Buyout Watch: McKenna Longs To Lower Headcount
Bad news for secretaries, but good news for clients? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyouts Offered By Another Leading Law Firm
How much would you need to be paid to leave your job? -
Arent Fox, Biglaw, Layoffs, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Arent You Glad You Still Have A Job?
The layoff contagion continues. -
Biglaw, Duane Morris, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Lateral Hiring Leading To Layoffs
Should you be worried if your law firm makes a bunch of lateral hires? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: The Cutting Continues
Which law firm is slashing its support staff, and by how much?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Expelled Beyond The K&L Gates
How many people are being let go, and what will happen to their jobs? -
Law Schools, Layoffs, Money, Staff Layoffs
Much-Maligned Law School Conducts Faculty And Staff Layoffs
Which law school could it be? -
Biglaw, Day Berry & Howard, Day Pitney, Layoffs, Pitney Hardin, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Attorneys And Staffers Never Again To See The Light Of Day
Which firm is conducting layoffs this time, and how many people are affected? -
Attorney Misconduct, Bar Exams, Biglaw, California, Crime, D.C. Circuit, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Law Schools, Layoffs, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Patton Boggs, Wells Fargo
Morning Docket: 08.09.13
* As “one of the most respected appellate judges of her generation,” Patricia Wald, the first woman appointed to the D.C. Circuit, was awarded the Medal of Freedom. Congrats! [Blog of Legal Times]
* Biglaw firms saw “anemic” growth in the first half of 2013, and according to the latest Wells Fargo survey, some “minor cuts” are expected in headcount. Well, that’s just great. [Am Law Daily]
* “It is a period of significant change for the firm. That requires some hard decisions.” Patton Boggs has already conducted layoffs, so what could possibly be next for the firm? [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Sorry guys, but it looks like Reema Bajaj’s bajayjay will be out of session for the foreseeable future. The attorney accused of exchanging sex for office supplies has agreed to a three-year suspension of her law license. [Chicago Tribune]
* Rather than be bought out by InfiLaw (it could “diminish the value of their degrees”), Charleston School of Law alumni are trying to organize a merger with a public school. Good luck with that. [Greenville News]
* Nebraska will offer a doctorate in space law, which makes sense because… f**kin’ magnets, how do they work? But really, we’re willing to bet it’s because of all of the crop circles in the state. [Miami Herald]
* No joke necessary: This law school claims its rights are being infringed upon because it has to disclose how many of its graduates — 7 percent at last count — have passed the bar. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Two of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends were indicted on obstruction of justice charges. If convicted, the pair will face up to 20 years in prison, and they don’t even have a Facebook fan page to show for it. [Bloomberg]
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Summer Drama At Cleary Gottlieb
A terminated employee rose from the cyber-grave to haunt the living -- before he was electronically exorcised by the powers-that-be. -
Bar Exams, BARBRI, Layoffs
BARBRI Layoffs Speak To The Changing Expectations Of Law Students
BARBRI's layoffs speak to a larger reorganization... -
Ask the Experts, Career Alternatives, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Lawyers, Layoffs
From the Career Files: How To Use The JD/MBA Degree In Business And Entrepreneurship
Kristina Tsamis, ATL's Research Manager, shares some career advice for JD/MBAs that was presented at a panel discussion hosted by the Cornell Law School Alumni Association and Duke Law School.