Stinson Morrison Hecker Lays Off 30 Staffers
Kansas City's Stinson Morrison Hecker let 30 people go on Monday. No attorneys were affected. “We were going to do…
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Wiggin and Dana Lays Off 14 Attorneys, 14 Staffers
Connecticut's Wiggin and Dana this week laid off 14 attorneys and 14 staff. In January, we reported that the worsening…
Haynes and Boone Lays Off Three at NYC Office
Dallas' Haynes and Boone yesterday laid off one associate, one of counsel and one staff in their New York City…
Black Wednesday? Dewey & LeBoeuf Cutting 130
Last week we reported on rumors that Dewey & LeBoeuf would decrease its workforce. Legal industry rumors seem to be…
Update: Shearman Lays Off 78
Yesterday we reported on web rumors that New York's Shearman & Sterling would lay off staffers. Today the firm confirmed…
O’Melveny & Myers Decimates Staff, Firing 190
O'Melveny & Myers today announced the layoffs of 10% of attorneys and 10% of staff. About 190 people will be…
Clifford Chance to Cut 115 Staffers
Clifford Chance has announced further cuts to its London office, with the Magic Circle firm set to make up to…
Rumor: Shearman & Sterling Laying Off Support Staff
According to rumors on the Tubes (it's not a truck!), Shearman & Sterling is laying off administrative staff today. Lawyers…
DLA Piper Lays Off 54 in Asia
DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to…
Confirmed: Orrick Cuts 300 Employees
As predicted, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is laying off a total of 300 employees. Orrick has begun a firmwide reduction…
Freshfields to Close European Office, Lay Off 10
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set shutter its office in Bratislava, Slovakia, closing its only Central and Eastern European office outside…
Associates Have to Make Do With Fewer Staffers
Layoffs of legal support staffers have pushed the staffing ratios at some law firms to one support staffer for every…