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Maclay Murray Laying Off 38 Lawyers & Staff

Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the "big four" Scottish law firms, will cut 6% of its workforce, including some…

One of the world’s leading international offshore law firms, Harney Westwood & Riegels, has laid off two lawyers and six…

DLA Piper, which just laid off 8 associates in Dubai, has additionally placed almost 20% of the remaining Dubai-based lawyers…

Fulbright & Jaworski has added four new lawyers, and transferred partners, to its Hong Kong office. Jessica Fei joins Fulbright…

London's Herbert Smith is launching a Hong Kong restructuring practice, with a partner recruited from Bermuda's Appleby Global. Michael Barker…

London Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have delayed their 2009 partner promotions. Clifford Chance will defer…

Speaking of The Netherlands, leading Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has launched a support staff redundancy consultation, set…

Clifford Chance will lay off 10 associates at its office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Dutch outpost employs 160 lawyers,…

Edinburgh, UK's Pagan Osborne is merging with crosstown rival Robson McLean. Robson McLean's four partners, along with eight staff, will…

Dublin law firm William Fry has made 17 staff redundant, and implemented pay cuts of up to 10%. The firm,…

DLA Piper has laid off eight associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about 8% of the office's legal staff. The…

In February we reported that Lovells had launched a redundancy consultation that could see up to 94 London staff lose…