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DWF Freezes Pay, Cancels Bonuses

Despite seeing its best financial results ever, UK law firm DWF has frozen pay and canceled bonuses. The firm was…

Norton Rose has brought on two laterals for its Dubai office. Andrew Lewis, formerly of New Zealand's Simpson Grierson, and…

London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, which recently opened a fifth office in Manchester, has asked half of its September 2009…

Addleshaw Goddard, one of Britain’s largest firms, which announced in February it would cut 19 partners, has now announced the…

Guernsey's Collas Day has made six staff redundant, three of them voluntarily. The firm is reorganizing, and recently launched a…

Dublin, Ireland's Matheson Ormsby Prentice is laying off 25 lawyers from the firm's corporate & commercial, banking & financial services,…

Law firm Pannone has laid off 35 staff, and is asking employees to voluntarily work a four-day week. The layoffs…

Thomson Playford has laid off 19 lawyers and five staff in its Sydney and Adelaide, Australia offices. Thomson Playford Cutlers…

DLA Piper, which this week laid off 24 lawyers and 100 support staff across its UK offices, today announced salary…

In February we reported on a redundancy consultation at Simmons & Simmons, which targeted 69 people -- 20 associates and…

DLA Phillips Fox, an affiliate of DLA Piper, has cut 12 lawyers from its offices in Australia and New Zealand.…

Blake Dawson has eliminated 23 lawyers and 66 support staff in the wake of its March review of business. Details…