Faegre & Benson has announced the layoffs of 58 staffers.
With regret, we will reduce by 58 the number of Legal Administrative Assistants, Administrative Department Staff, and Paralegals in our U.S. offices. Tomorrow will be the last day at the firm for the individuals impacted by this decision.
An additional nine members of our staff accepted the Voluntary Separation Package offered earlier in the month. Their last day will be Friday, February 27.
We want to express our thanks and appreciation to each of these individuals for their hard work and dedication. We wish them well. They will be missed.
Faegre & Benson is the largest law firm in Minnesota and one of the largest in the Us. The firm employs more than 525 lawyers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Faegre was established in Minneapolis in 1886 as Cobb & Wheelwright.