Morning News Roundup for Friday
TGIF! The top news: Mayer Brown, which just cut 55 lawyers and staff in London, let go 45 lawyers and…
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Wolf Block Finance Group Headed to Blank Rome
David Gitlin, finance partner and chairman of dissolving Wolf Block’s corporate and securities practice, is leading a group to the…
Wolf Block Group Jumps Ship to Drinker Biddle
Drinker Biddle & Reath, which recruited 10 attorneys out of the Delaware office of dissolving Wolf Block, today announced it…
35% of Canadian In-House Legal Departments Have Frozen Hiring
According to the 2009 Barometer survey of Canadian in-house counsel, 66% of in-house lawyers feel the economic situation has affected…
Littler Mendelson Opens Milwaukee Office
Littler Mendelson announced today the opening of an office, its 47th, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. New Milwaukee shareholder Jon Levine and…
Hogan & Hartson Cuts 93 Staff
Today Hogan & Hartson informed 93 US support staffers they don't have to come back next week. From the memo:…
Philadelphia Courts Lose 92 Jobs; Layoffs Coming?
Philadelphia's courts have already slashed $4.3 million from their budget, leaving vacant 92 jobs, and reducing the weekly number of…
Mayer Brown Cuts 45 Lawyers, 90 Staff
Mayer Brown, which just cut 55 lawyers and staff in London, today let go 45 lawyers and 90 staff in…
Morning News Roundup for Thursday
This morning's top stories: The American Bar Association estimates that at least 3,500 attorneys and staff lost their jobs in…
United Law Group Hiring 70
The Orange County, California office of New York's United Law Group is hiring more than 70 attorneys, paralegals, processors and…
Schweitzer Firm Offering Law Clerk Jobs to Students
Pasadena, California divorce and family law attorney Patrick Baghdaserians, of the Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer, has announced a…
ABA: 3,500 Laid Off in March
The American Bar Association estimates that at least 3,500 attorneys and staff lost their jobs in March 2009. In February,…