It’s been another disastrous week for law firm layoffs. So far: O’Melveny & Myers: 90 attorneys, 110 staff Shearman & Sterling: 78...
Pillsbury Winthrop this week let go 55 associates, 10 paralegals, and 90 staffers. The firm had previously announced a “voluntary departure” plan....
Last week, Armstrong Teasdale let go of about 30 people, including seven attorneys. Further details are not available at this time. If...
Connecticut’s Wiggin and Dana this week laid off 14 attorneys and 14 staff. In January, we reported that the worsening economy had...
Dallas’ Haynes and Boone yesterday laid off one associate, one of counsel and one staff in their New York City office. The...
Last week we reported on rumors that Dewey & LeBoeuf would decrease its workforce. Legal industry rumors seem to be pretty reliable!...
O’Melveny & Myers today announced the layoffs of 10% of attorneys and 10% of staff. About 190 people will be affected. From...
DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to the global...
As predicted, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is laying off a total of 300 employees. Orrick has begun a firmwide reduction in its...
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set shutter its office in Bratislava, Slovakia, closing its only Central and Eastern European office outside Vienna and...
Above the Law reports that late last year, Schulte Roth let go up to 30 associates. We’ve been receiving reports of layoffs...
Last week we reported that Latham & Watkins had cut 440 employees — 190 associates and 250 staff, the largest cuts to...
