Biglaw Firm Eliminates Jobs For Second Time In A Year
Looks like 66 jobs were eliminated by the firm.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Magic Circle Firm Offers Voluntary Buyouts To All Of Its London Secretaries
This is the kinder, gentler way to part with employees.
Greenberg Traurig Offers Voluntary Buyouts With ‘Enhanced’ Severance
This is much better than layoffs.
World’s Largest Law Firm Dials Back Salary Cuts, Rolls Out Buyout Program
The firm is trying to trim its headcount as it enters the new year.
Am Law 100 Firm Promised No Layoffs, So They’re Offering Buyouts Instead
A kinder, gentler way of parting with employees during a pandemic.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Ropes & Gray Offers Voluntary Buyouts Amid Coronavirus Crisis
A kinder, gentler way of parting with employees during a pandemic.
Biglaw Firm Announces Nationwide Buyout Program
Which major firm wants to trim its payroll, and how generous are the buyouts being offered?
Oops! Too Many People Accepted This Biglaw Firm’s Buyout Offer
How does the firm plan to handle this situation?
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?
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
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!
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]
Biglaw Firm Announces Mass Buyouts, Almost 200 Affected
Which firm could it be?
Biglaw Firm Says Goodbye To Staff
Another firm is reducing the ranks of support staff.
The Law Schools That Have Gotten Rid Of The Most Full-Time Faculty Since 2010
Which law schools have shed the most full-time faculty of all?