
Oops! Too Many People Accepted This Biglaw Firm’s Buyout Offer
How does the firm plan to handle this situation?
How does the firm plan to handle this situation?
Which firm is packing up its things and hoping to send employees packing too?
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What's the kindest way to tell an employee to pack up their crap and leave? With money!
* 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]
Another firm is reducing the ranks of support staff.
Which law school may soon have fewer tenured professors?
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Which law firm is trying to reduce headcount this time?
Should tenured professors take the money and run, or risk staying behind at a school whose standards for admission may drop even lower?
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Which major firm wants to trim its payroll through a voluntary retirement program, and how generous are the buyouts on offer?
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The backbiting over a law school's plan to sever ties with tenured professors is looking a lot like an episode of Real Housewives.
Which firm is offering “very generous” packages to inspire employees to walk away?
This firm isn't conducting layoffs just yet. Instead, it's offering extremely generous buyout packages.
Which law school is asking some of its faculty members to quit for the greater good?
This firm isn't conducting layoffs just yet. Instead, it's offering generous buyout packages.