Layoffs
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Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firm To Close Two Offices, Lay Off 25 Lawyers
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Biglaw
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Layoffs, Partner Issues
New York Outpost Of British Firm Cutting Lawyer Headcount, Including Partners
The cuts are part of a change in strategy for the firm.
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In-House Counsel, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Mass In-House Layoffs After Mega-Merger
How many in-house counsel are expected to lose their jobs? -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firm Announces Mass Layoffs, Almost 200 Left Jobless
Which firm is slashing jobs this time? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.26.16
* As a teenager, Richard Posner was fond of the phrase “The Poze knows.” In other news, Richard Posner was an insufferable teenager. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Layoffs are coming! At least that’s what this analyst thinks. [Am Law Daily]
* Law school dean beats charges that he beat professor. Or “squeezed” him anyway. [Law.com]
* The evolution of the Fourth Circuit. [MSN]
* Alabama passes a law requiring students to learn cursive. Tough educational stance for a state that continues to call evolution controversial. [NPR]
* France’s top court will hear the stupid Burkini ban case. [Yahoo!]
* Another day, another humiliating loss for unpaid interns. [Courthouse News Service]
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Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Staff Feeling The Pinch
Check out the update, no one is happy with how these lay offs were handled. -
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money
Dear Biglaw Firms, Please Don't Raise Salaries
Managing partners, don't act like lemmings; don't follow Cravath if you can't afford it. -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Left Longing For A Paycheck After A Long Weekend
Which firm decided to conduct layoffs the day after Memorial Day? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.26.16
* Did you know Virginia allows people with only a bachelor’s degree to be magistrates? And they are the ones approving search warrants. [Katz on Justice]
* Domino’s Pizza is the latest target of Eric Schneiderman, and the pizza chain is accused of discounting the hours employees have worked. [Pacific Standard Magazine]
* One way to avoid law firm layoffs is to totally restructure the way law firms operate. [Bloomberg BNA]
* What does one do when they retire from the Supreme Court? [SCOTUSblog]
* How much do Supreme Court justices interrupt each other? An interesting analysis. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Baston rule and the integrity of the criminal justice system. [Slate]
* The repeal of Connecticut’s death penalty will now apply to the men currently on death row. [Huffington Post]
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Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firms Must Conduct More Layoffs, Before It's Too Late
Layoffs are a necessary part of the law firm life cycle. Don't tempt fate. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.20.16
* Donald Trump is expected to announce his choice for Vice President at the Republican National Convention in July, and he’s turned to former longtime O’Melveny chair A.B. Culvahouse Jr. to vet his potential running mates. The last VP Culvahouse vetted was Sarah Palin, and look how well that turned out. [Big Law Business]
* Uh-oh… Revenue may be up, but demand is way down, and there’s no longer enough work to go around. According to a recent report from Altman Weil, “[f]jrms are having trouble keeping their lawyers utilized.” Will layoffs follow thanks to Biglaw’s overcapacity problems? We’ll have more on this later today. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Back in March, 53% of Americans polled said the Senate should vote on whether to confirm SCOTUS nominee Chief Judge Merrick Garland now, instead of waiting for the next president. Last week, only 48% of Americans polled felt the same. Quick! Somebody get Taylor Swift to endorse this man to hold the public’s interest! [New York Times]
* In the meantime, Senate Democrats held a mock confirmation hearing for the would-be SCOTUS justice this week, but Judge Garland didn’t attend. It’s too bad, because at this point in the game, thanks to the political wrangling that’s been going on, it may have been his only chance to attend a hearing held in his honor. [The Guardian]
* From the “abortion of taxpayer dollars” file: Oklahoma legislators passed a bill that would make abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. Per the Center for Reproductive Rights, the proposed law is “harmful, discriminatory, clearly unconstitutional, and insulting to Oklahoma women and their families.” [Reuters]
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Biglaw, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Biglaw Firm To Slash Up To 200 Jobs -- And Possibly More
Uh-oh! Is your law firm conducting layoffs right now? -
Layoffs, Wall Street
Layoffs Watch ’16: BlackRock Planning To Cut 3% Of Global Headcount
The cuts will be across the board in terms of divisions and at all levels of seniority. -
Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Another Biglaw Firm Kicks Associates To The Curb
For the third time in as many months, a Biglaw firm is cutting attorneys from its ranks. -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Attorney Layoffs Hit Well-Liked Biglaw Firm
It seems this firm had all the work... until it didn't. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Trying And Failing And Succeeding – Lessons Learned
Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld shares wisdom learned over the course of his long and successful career. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Layoffs, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: You Lost Your Job In A Law Firm – What Do You Do Now? (Part 3)
Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld concludes his series of columns about how to bounce back from being laid off. -
Layoffs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms
Large Law Firm Suddenly Closes, Leaving 100+ Lawyers Jobless
This large firm turned into a fly-by-night operation due to its precarious financials.