Linklaters Profit Up to $2.13 Billion
Linklaters , which announced in April salary cuts for starting lawyers and reduced salary increases, is now the UK's largest…
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Addleshaw Goddard Reports 30% Drop in PPP
Addleshaw Goddard, which cut 19 partners in February and 85 staff in March, saw a 30.8% plummet in partner profits…
Law Firm Hirings & Firings
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Tom Reilly joins Cooley Manion Jones in Boston, from Greenberg Traurig. He…
Baker Botts Launches Abu Dhabi Office
Baker Botts, which in March laid off an undisclosed number of attorneys, has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi,…
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Targets 49 Lawyers & Staff [Update 2]
London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 49 lawyers. Trainees and staffers will not be affected.…
Appleby Hiring for Office in the Seychelles
Bermuda’s Appleby Global, which just announced a merger with the Isle of Man’s Dickinson Cruickshank, is opening an office in…
Taylor Wessing to Cut Half of Trainees
Like Dentons before it, Taylor Wessing will only hire half of their trainees. Thirteen of its 24 2009 trainees will…
Routledge Modise to Become Eversheds
South Africa's Routledge Modise, which joined Eversheds' international network last April, is changing its name to Eversheds. The firm, one…
Dentons Will Only Hire Half of Incoming Trainees
Dentons , which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009…
TO Doyle Wants Lawyers to Work for Free
Blawgs are reporting on a bizarre effort by Irish firm TO Doyle to get "interns" who will work for free.…
Deacons Australia to Merge with Norton Rose
Deacons Australia will join the Norton Rose Group. The decision follows successful votes by the respective partnerships yesterday. The new…
American Discovery to Hire 100 Attorneys
Document review and research services provider American Discovery is expanding its Insurance Litigation Practice Area, hiring an additional 100 attorneys…