Staff Layoffs
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Staff Layoffs
Dewey Have Comment on Recent Developments?Yes -- Firm Is Cutting 5 to 6 Percent of Personnel
The rumor mill has been churning nonstop over the past week about Dewey & LeBoeuf. In our recent stories about the firm, we’ve discussed reports of financial difficulties, partner departures, and possible layoffs of lawyers and staff. Firm management has been fairly tight-lipped -- until now. What did firm chairman Steven Davis have to say? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Bingham McCutchen Makes Cuts
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Staff Layoffs
The Growing Trend of Staff Layoffs: Fulbright and Goodwin Announce Cuts
Over the summer, we wondered: what can law firms do to prepare for a possible double-dip recession? One obvious answer: firms can “right-size” themselves, by making sure that they are as lean and as mean as they can be. And this seems to be what has been happening over the past few months. We haven’t […]
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Staff Layoff Watch: O'Melveny & Myers Replaces 75 Humans With Technology
The big news from yesterday morning was bad news for the staff at O'Melveny & Myers. News started leaking out Monday night that the firm would be laying off 75 support staffers. Approximately half the of the laid off O'Melveny staffers will be cut outright. The other half will have the opportunity to be relocated to scenic West Virginia.... -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Musical Chairs, Outsourcing, Partner Issues, Staff Layoffs
Two Partners Leave Paul Hastings for Nixon Peabody(Plus Paul Hastings staff layoffs.)
During 2011, Paul Hastings has been picking up partners. Like any large firm, however, Paul Hastings loses partners, too. We've just learned of two partners who are ankling PH for Nixon Peabody. Let's find out who they are, get the backstory on their departures, and also obtain the 411 on some PH staff layoffs.... -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Money, Reader Polls, Staff Layoffs, Wall Street
Are We Entering a Double-Dip Recession? If So, What Should We Do?
On Monday, the stock market experienced its biggest drop since 2008. What's frightening about the latest economic turmoil is that it comes on the heels of a brutal recession that the U.S. economy has not yet fully recovered from. Are we entering the second dip of a double-dip recession? If so, what does that mean for law firms and lawyers? -
Layoffs, Public Interest, Staff Layoffs, State Judges
Nationwide Layoff Watch: The Connecticut State Judiciary
Layoffs at law firms have slowed to a trickle (although we still hear the occasional rumor; email us with your tips). In the public sector, however, layoffs continue — and may even accelerate, as state governments and the federal government grapple with contentious budget issues. Today brings word of major layoffs in Connecticut. In a […] -
Biglaw, Ho-Love, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
The Return of Staff Layoff Watch? Hogan Lovells Offers 'Voluntary' Separation Program
I feel like I’ve stepped into a time machine that has taken me all the way back to 2009. According to an internal memo obtained by Above the Law, the international law firm of Hogan Lovells is offering a voluntary separation program to U.S. staff. The memo, posted in full below, talks about needing to […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Citigroup, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Howrey Going to Go On Without Bank Funding?Firm shutting down today, after Citi pulls plug.
Although Howrey LLP officially dissolved as a partnership as of March 15, some operations continued beyond that date. But at the close of business today, the firm is going into a more complete shutdown, due to a withdrawal of bank financing. “Last night, we received notice via email that Howrey is closing as of today, […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Schulte Roth Has A Different Kind of Spring Surprise
We’ve been trying to figure out how many top New York firms will adopt spring bonuses. It doesn’t appear that Schulte Roth & Zabel will be one of them. Multiple tipsters report Schulte Roth conducted staff layoffs earlier this week. But maybe we shouldn’t jump to the conclusion that this means Schulte will not be […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Hughes Hubbard & Reed (Los Angeles)
Law firm layoffs might be down, but they’re not out. Today we bring news of staff layoffs in the Los Angeles office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed. We heard reports that approximately 12 out of 18 support staff members have been or will be laid off. According to these reports, eleven were laid off earlier […] -
Biglaw, California, Silicon Valley, Skaddenfreude, Staff Layoffs
Skadden Takes Its Heart from San Francisco -- and Closes Its S.F. Office
Late last week, word started to leak out that Skadden Arps plans to close its San Francisco office, by the end of June 2011. A meeting was held on Friday where the closure was announced to the office. The S.F. office is essentially being folded into the firm’s Silicon Valley outpost. Some of the initial […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Partner Profits, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoffs Could Happen as Firms Struggle to Pump Up Profits
Welcome back from your long weekend. I trust everybody is ready to put in a lot of hard work through the holiday season in order to finish the year off strong. Ah, what’s the point? Based on the early bonus news, it seems that Biglaw managers are going to go with stingy bonus payments for […]
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Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Nationwide Staff Layoff Watch: DLA Piper
Yesterday we started receiving multiple reports of staff layoffs at DLA Piper. The reports related to various U.S. offices of the firm, including (but not limited to) Baltimore and Sacramento. They concerned support staff, including secretaries, but not lawyers. In terms of the scale of the layoffs, no hard numbers were available. One source expressed […] -
Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Howrey Makes Cuts
It looks like layoffs are making a comeback of sorts. If you are working as legal support staff in a Biglaw firm, you need to keep your head on a swivel. Last week, we reported on cuts for staff (in terms of bonuses) at Jones Day. Today Above the Law can report on cuts of […] -
Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Kings County D.A.'s Office Lays Off 13 Attorneys, 2 Staff
It’s a bad news day in Brooklyn. This morning, the class of 2010 made Brooklyn Law look foolish. Now we’ve received reports that the Brooklyn DA’s Office has laid off 13 attorneys and two staffers in the past week. It’s big news, especially for law students and private practice attorneys who think that working for […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Partner Issues, Staff Attorneys / Discovery Attorneys, Staff Layoffs
Consultant Says 17,500 Non-Partner Biglaw Jobs 'At Risk'
I like paying attention to what consultants say about the Biglaw market. It offers a fun little insight into what people think partners want to hear. The ABA Journal reports that consultants at Hildebrandt think partners want to hear that they can still fire people — lots of people: Writing for the blog of law […] -
Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Jones Day Also Cuts in Cleveland
Earlier this month, we reported on staff layoffs in the Los Angeles and Dallas offices of Jones Day. Now we’re hearing about additional layoffs at the firm, which raise the question: Could staff layoffs at JD perhaps be a firm-wide phenomenon, even if the firm only confesses to what it’s confronted with? Yesterday the Cleveland […] -
Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Jones Day Draws The Curtains on 30+ Staffers
Jones Day has weathered the recession quite well. And they know it. And they want everybody else to know it. The traditionally secretive firm has not been shy about slamming the business models of their competitors. You’ll remember this memo, written by D.C. partner Joe Sims, where he taunts Jones Day’s rivals: [M]any of our […] -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Dewey Cuts 30 Administrative Staff
The pace of law firm layoffs has apparently slowed to a crawl. We’ll go weeks between job losses at large law firms (that we know of). But, here and there, some people are still getting pushed out as firms retool for the new economy. Sadly, legal secretaries at Dewey & LeBoeuf became the latest casualties […]