Akin Gump to Lawyers: Bonuses If You’re Good, Penalties If You’re Naughty
Dallas' Akin Gump is altering its salary plan to reward lawyers who are on track to bill 2,000 hours by…
Erik Even
DLA Piper Lays Off 8 Dubai Associates
DLA Piper has laid off eight associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about 8% of the office's legal staff. The…
Shoosmiths Asks New Hires to Defer or Withdraw; No Compensation
British law firm Shoosmiths has asked its 2009 trainees to withdraw from their contract, or defer until 2011, without any…
Morning News Roundup for Saturday
Good morning and Shabbat shalom! Wait -- if you know what that means, then why are you using a computer…
Alston & Bird Lays Off 14 Lawyers, 38 Staff – Kind of…
A few days ago, Atlanta-based Alston & Bird deferred start dates for incoming associates. The associates were offered the opportunity…
Shearman & Sterling Defers Start Dates
New York’s Shearman & Sterling will defer its 2009 associate class. From the memo: In light of current economic conditions…
Labor Bureau Says Legal Industry Lost 25,000 Jobs in Recession
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 34% of the legal services jobs created since the 2001 recession have…
McGuire Woods Gets “Family Friendly” Employer Award
Richmond, Virginia-based McGuire Woods will receive a Family Friendly Employer award from Charlottesville's Children, Youth and Family Services. The agency…
Lovells Cuts 79 London Jobs, Freezes Pay
In February we reported that Lovells had launched a redundancy consultation that could see up to 94 London staff lose…
Update: Hogan & Hartson Reduces Pay for Certain First-Year Associates
Yesterday Hogan & Hartson laid off 93 US support staff. Today we learn more about changes in compensation for associates…
Fraser Milner Casgrain Internship Aids Immigrant Lawyers
Canada's Fraser Milner Casgrain has launched two innovative programs targeting foreign-trained legal professionals. The internship and mentoring programs are designed…
Tipster: Honigman Lays Off 45
According to a tip from a loyal JDJournal reader, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn in Detroit laid off 30 staff…