A tipster to Above the Law reports that major layoffs are taking place today at Bryan Cave. The firm had a meeting,...
Minneapolis intellectual-property law firm Merchant & Gould is cutting 33 jobs, or 13% of its work force, citing the economic meltdown. The...
Belfast, UK-based L’Estrange and Brett has made two solicitors and three secretaries redundant. One of the city’s oldest and largest law firms,...
New York City’s White & Case reports it profits per equity partner fell by 5% in 2008 to $1.6 million. The decrease...
DLA Piper has launched its second layoff consultation in just three months, with up to 140 jobs under threat. The review, which...
Today Am Law 100 firm Nixon Peabody announced the layoffs of 56 attorneys and staff. Prudent management of our business requires that...
San Diego, California’s Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps has cut 12 attorneys and 15 staff positions. The cuts came in San Diego...
Lovells has launched a redundancy consultation that could see up to 94 London staff lose their jobs. The month-long consultation, which kicked...
Hogan & Hartson has confirmed it is extending a buyout offer to between 250 and 300 of its support staff. Staffers with...
Defunct law firm Thelen LLP is telling courts it couldn’t possibly pay its employees accrued vacation, or give 60 days’ notice of...
The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is leading to a second wave of ex-employee lawsuits. The...
Chicago’s Sonnenschein reports gross revenue was $492 million for 2008, up nearly 3%. Revenue per lawyer also increased about 3%, to $809,000....
