Voluntary Buyout Watch
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Biglaw, Layoffs
Oops! Too Many People Accepted This Biglaw Firm's Buyout Offer
How does the firm plan to handle this situation? -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firm's Move To New Office Means It's Time For Some Buyouts
Which firm is packing up its things and hoping to send employees packing too? - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firm Announces Hundreds Of Buyouts And Layoffs, Almost 500 Affected
What's the kindest way to tell an employee to pack up their crap and leave? With money!
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.20.17
* Hogan Lovells shows the love to its support staff — as long as they head for the exits — by offering voluntary retirement to 400 employees. [Legal Week]
* Another jailhouse pal of Sigfredo Garcia, one of the defendants in the Dan Markel murder case, claims that Garcia acknowledged participating in the killing. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* The Texas-sized drama over those open Fifth Circuit seats shows no signs of being resolved anytime soon. [BuzzFeed via How Appealing]
* One of outgoing dean Daniel Rodriguez’s biggest achievements at Northwestern Law: bringing down average student indebtedness by roughly a third. [Law.com]
* The gold that Donald Trump is showering upon his lawyers in the Russia probe reportedly comes from donations to his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee. [Reuters via ABA Journal]
* Speaking of the Russia inquiry, can White House counsel Don McGahn claim attorney-client privilege to withhold information from special counsel Robert Mueller? [Reuters via How Appealing]
* Unintended consequences: the high cost of Biglaw associates is driving entry-level hiring of in-house lawyers. [Am Law Daily]
* What’s behind the trend of women leaving Biglaw to start their own boutiques? [Big Law Business]
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Law Professors, Law Schools
Amid Stark Enrollment Decline, Law School Offers Buyouts To All Tenured Faculty
Which law school may soon have fewer tenured professors? -
Biglaw, Staff Layoffs
Uh-Oh! Super-Rich Biglaw Firm Is Trimming Its Ranks
Which law firm is trying to reduce headcount this time? -
Law Professors, Law Schools
Yikes! Another Law School Offers Buyouts To Tenured Professors
Should tenured professors take the money and run, or risk staying behind at a school whose standards for admission may drop even lower? - Sponsored
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Law Professors, Law Schools
Suffolk Law Offers More Buyouts Than Harvard, Yale, And Columbia Combined
It turns out that subway ads cannot turn around a law school. -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyout Watch: Biglaw Firm Seeks To Thin The Herd
Which major firm wants to trim its payroll through a voluntary retirement program, and how generous are the buyouts on offer? -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Layoffs
Administration And Professors Sling Mud As School Sheds Tenured Faculty
The backbiting over a law school's plan to sever ties with tenured professors is looking a lot like an episode of Real Housewives. -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Respected Biglaw Firm Offers Buyouts To Almost 40 Employees
Which firm is offering “very generous” packages to inspire employees to walk away? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyouts Being Offered By Biglaw's 'Best Brand'
This firm isn't conducting layoffs just yet. Instead, it's offering extremely generous buyout packages.
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Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Law Profs, If You Could Just Go Ahead And Quit, That Would Be Great
Which law school is asking some of its faculty members to quit for the greater good? -
Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyouts Offered By Yet Another Top-Tier Law Firm
This firm isn't conducting layoffs just yet. Instead, it's offering generous buyout packages. -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Voluntary Buyout Watch: Stepping On Toes To Prune Personnel
Which firm are we talking about, and how many heads are expected to roll with its planned cuts?