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associate layoffs

Goodwin Procter’s Ongoing Associate Layoffs: Under the Veil of ‘Performance Reviews’

Goodwin Procter, once termed the 'poster child' for recent layoffs, initiated its journey into 2023 with a significant reduction in…

Associate Layoffs Hit K&L Gates Amidst BigLaw’s Compensation Buzz

Amid widespread news about hefty salary hikes and generous bonuses across BigLaw, it's crucial to recognize that not every major…

Kirkland & Ellis Implements Associate Layoffs in Multiple US Locations

Kirkland & Ellis, the Chicago-founded law firm, has let go of some of its associates across its California, Texas, Chicago,…

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Lays Off Associates and Staff amid Slowdown in Big Law Industry

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Cuts Staff to Right-Size Amid Slowdown in Legal Industry Firm Lays off Nine Lawyers and…

Chadbourne Tells Deferred Associates to Look Elsewhere

Chadbourne & Parke revealed yesterday that 11 of its 2009 first-year associates, which had been deferred to a 2010 start…

Howrey Lays off Associates & Staff

Howrey LLP announced internally on February 2 that it was cutting a substantial number of positions in the firm. Some…

Layoffs at Schulte Roth

Reports are trickling in, but it looks as though at least 13 associates at Schulte Roth have received pink slips…

Over 5,000 Lawyers Laid Off During Past Year

A recent survey done of the top 250 law firms in the U.S. shows a loss of over 5,000 lawyers…

Goodwin Procter Says So Long To Second Year Associates

21 second-year associates from Goodwin Procter’s Business Law practice group have been laid off. Most of the layoffs came out…

More Layoffs at Dickstein Shapiro

In a firm wide memo sent out today, Dickstein Shapiroannounced that three percent of its associates and ten percent of…

Scary Days at Drinker Biddle

Drinker Biddle managed to avoid deferring its incoming associates this year by cutting salaries, as we reported back in May.…

Nixon Peabody Lay Offs – Shhhh

In February we told you about staff layoffs at Nixon Peabody, and in April we reported on salary cuts. Those…