Dublin law firm William Fry has made 17 staff redundant, and implemented pay cuts of up to 10%. The firm, one of...
DLA Piper has laid off eight associates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about 8% of the office’s legal staff. The lawyers were...
In February we reported that Lovells had launched a redundancy consultation that could see up to 94 London staff lose their jobs....
Canada’s Fraser Milner Casgrain has launched two innovative programs targeting foreign-trained legal professionals. The internship and mentoring programs are designed to help...
According to the 2009 Barometer survey of Canadian in-house counsel, 66% of in-house lawyers feel the economic situation has affected their legal...
Today Reed Smith laid off 26 attorneys and 74 staff across its US and UK offices. Seven of the lawyers are in...
London’s Clifford Chance today laid off 24 of its New York associates. It is expected that the firm will announce further layoffs...
Over five years, London firms’ hiring of lateral partners has almost doubled, from 42 hires in 2004 to 79 in 2008. The...
Birmingham, UK-based law firm Clarke Willmott wants to cut staff work hours at its Bristol office to four days a week, in...
SJ Berwin is launching a new dedicated China and East Asia practice with an office in Hong Kong. The firm’s first office...
UK law firm Watson Burton has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 25% of its staff. The firm is in consultation with 75...
Jones Day opened an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this week. The office is the 32nd location of the biglaw firm,...
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