Nationwide Layoff Watch: 'Only' ~500 People Were Laid Off...

This was a horrible time for the legal profession.

Answer: June 2009. According to Law Shucks, 12,196 people (4,633 lawyers and 7,563 staffers) were laid off at 138 large law firms during 2009.


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