Depressing Things
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Unemployment
Michigan Law Tells Its 3Ls They're Screwed; Offers Counseling
While there are students enjoying the good life as summer associates, many rising 3Ls are staring into the abyss of entering 3L recruiting without a post-graduate job lined up. At the University of Michigan Law School, the office of career services is preparing students for just how abysmal the abyss is going to be: As […] -
Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Seyfarth Shaw Cuts 40 People
Apparently, cutting salaries, changing its compensation structure, and canceling its summer program just isn’t getting Seyfarth Shaw the kinds of cost savings it needs. So the firm has returned to the old fail-safe option: layoffs. Am Law Daily reports that the firm laid off approximately 20 attorneys and 20 staffers. The firm-wide email from Seyfarth […] - 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, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Latham Cuts 440 (190 Associates, 250 Staff)
Records are being set this morning at Latham & Watkins. At 8:00 a.m. Eastern time, managing partner Bob Dell sent out an email announcing that the firm is laying off 190 associates and 250 staff. These numbers are on top of any “stealth layoffs” that may have previously occurred at the firm in the past […]
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Impending Layoff Watch: What Will the Latham Severance Be?
Management at Latham & Watkins continues to be incommunicado regarding the firm’s impending layoffs that we reported yesterday. Nonetheless, Above the Law has come by some information that could be positive for sleepless Latham associates. Multiple sources have told ATL that Latham could be offering a six-month severance package to the attorneys the firm is […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Latham & Watkins Is Going For It
There have been a lot of rumors about impending layoffs at Latham & Watkins. Major layoffs. The firm has not responded to our multiple requests for comment, but here is the best information we’ve been able to collect over the past few days. We’re hearing that at least 70 – 150 people will be laid […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: And You May Ask Yourself - Well... How Did I Get Here?
Ed. note: Welcome to the second installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a new column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. To those of you who have been wondering, it is not fiction; we’ve just altered a handful of details to preserve the author’s anonymity (since she’s still looking for work). If you missed […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: You May Find Yourself Living in a Shotgun Shack
Ed. note: Welcome to “Notes from the Breadline,” a new column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Some details have been changed to protect the author’s identity (and job prospects) — she’s still searching for work, as will be covered in future columns — but her story is true in its essentials. This week […]