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Last Month in Layoffs

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It already looks like September will be a month rife with layoffs. But before we bunker down for a bumpy fall, let’s take one last look at the end of a peaceful summer. Law Shucks has done his monthly round-up of an August that was mild on the layoff front:

The month set records (in a good way) in every major category: fewest total layoffs, layoffs of lawyers, layoff of legal staff, firms laying people off, etc.
Most notably, for the first time since December 2008, there was a week without a layoff.

Is it just the eye of the storm, or are big layoffs in Biglaw a thing of the past? Click the link below for all of the charts and trend lines.
The Month in Layoffs – August 09 [Law Shucks]

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