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Eckert Seamans Lays Off 90 Attorneys [Correction]

Eckert Seamans, which in May laid off 119 temporary attorneys targeted 119 temporary attorneys at its Pittsburgh document coding center…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Eckert Seamans: 90 lawyers Hogan & Hartson: 30 lawyers Clifford Chance: 50 lawyers DLA…

Hogan & Hartson Lays Off 30 Senior Associates

Hogan & Hartson has let go 30 senior associates this week, as part of the normal performance evaluation process. Before…

Clifford Chance Loses 50 Partners

According to sources, Clifford Chance LLP LLP has lost almost 50 partners since March of this year, most from New…

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Marshall Stoddard joins Dewey & LeBoeuf from Mayer Brown, where he was…

Baker & McKenzie Holding Layoffs in China

Chicago’s Baker & McKenzie, which in April laid off 124 employees, announced today it is laying off 11% of its…

Another Black Day: DLA Piper Lays Off 120 [Update]

Blawgs are reporting this morning that DLA Piper is laying off 20 lawyers and 100 staff today. The layoffs are…

Keddies Lays Off 40 Lawyers & Staff

Keddies Lawyers has been conducting stealth layoffs, with some 40 firm employees, both lawyers and staff, shown the door. The…

Rumor: Cahill Gordon Lays Off Associates

According to online sources, former Am Law 100 firm Cahill Gordon laid off an undisclosed number of associates last week,…

Winstead Lays Off 20 Employees

Winstead, which in April canceled its 2009 summer associate program, has let go 20 employees, according to the Dallas Morning…

Tipster: Mishcon de Reya to Cut Up to 12

A JDJournal tipster tells us that the UK's Mishcon de Reya, which in January cut two partners and 15 staff,…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Ruden McClosky: 8 lawyers Allens Arthur Robinson: 114 undisclosed Weil, Gotshal & Manges: 16…