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Simmons & Simmons May Lay Off Up to 69 Employees

Simmons & Simmons has announced a review that could lead to layoffs of up to 20 associates and 49 support…

AmLaw: The Coming Law Firm Hiring Crisis

The American Lawyer expects a "a paradigm-shifting, blood-in-the-suites, terror-on-the-campus hiring and retention crisis" in 2009. If nothing changes, this fall…

Thring Townsend to Cut 20 Staff

Bath & Swindon, UK-based Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons has begun a 30-day period of consultation with employees across its…

Was Black Thursday Just the Beginning?

The National Law Journal wonders if last week, during which 1,100 lawyers lost their jobs, is just a sample of…

Wyatt Tarrant Closing Branch Office

The Bowling Green, Kentucky branch of the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs law firm will close next month. The law office…

Holland & Knight Cuts 70 Lawyers, 173 Staff

Holland & Knight has cut 70 lawyers and 173 support staff positions across its 21 offices. All the affected lawyers…

Black Thursday — 700 Lawyers & Staffers Laid Off

Yesterday, Thursday, February 12th, 2009, six prominent firms fired over 700 attorneys and legal staffers, in what is becoming known…

Update: Bryan Cave Lays Off 134, Freezes Salaries

Bryan Cave LLP is laying off 58 attorneys and 76 staff today. It is the second national law firm to…

Epstein Becker Lays Off 53

In December we reported that Epstein Becker & Green canceled bonuses for 2008. Now they're canceling employment for 2009. The…

Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 180

Two days ago, we reported that DLA Piper would let go 30 lawyers and 100 staffers. Today the firm announced…

Ninety at Dickinson Dees Reduntant

UK firm Dickinson Dees is laying off 90 staff out of a total of 775, a number which includes 15…

Dechert Lays Off 19 Lawyers

Today Philadelphia's Dechert is laying off 19 attorneys due to a "reduction in demand." The layoffs are just the latest…