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Herbert Smith Targets 33 Lawyers, 51 Staff; Freezes Pay

Herbert Smith announced today it has begun a redundancy consultation at its London HQ, targeting 84 positions. The redundancies target…

John D. Ashcroft, the former Missouri governor, US attorney general, senator and state attorney general, will announce this week plans…

London's Howard Kennedy has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 40 partners, associates and support staff across the firm’s property and…

Allens Arthur Robinson will institute pay freezes July 1st, and is offering up to one year's pay to lawyers who…

UK law firm LG, which seems to have misplaced the rest of its name, has laid off 15 lawyers and…

Miller Canfield announced it is launching an office in Monterrey, Mexico, which is that nation's automotive manufacturing and business center.…

Three Lancashire, UK law firms are merging to create the new firm Blackhurst Budd LLP, which will be the largest…

Trowers & Hamlins, which has laid off at least 11 lawyers in recent months, has now cut 17 lawyers and…

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin, which last month fired incoming associates, is launching a new office in Beijing, China. The…

London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert will open a fifth office in Manchester, UK, and has hired two attorneys from DLA…

Cayman Islands law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman will open a São Paulo office. The Brazilian Bar Association has approved…

According to a study by Legal Week Intelligence, the percentage of UK law students planning a non-legal career has fallen…