Layoffs

Arizona AG Lays Off 30 [Update]

Arizona's State Attorney General, Terry Goddard, has announced the layoffs of 29 employees from the Attorney General's Office. Goddard blamed…

Pinsent Masons saw profits per partner plummet 36%, falling to £310,000 ($511,000). Revenues were up 1% to £215 million ($355…

Day Pitney, which laid off 66 staff members across it offices in February, today announced that 20 lawyers have been…

A JDJournal tipster points us to Harvard Law School's announcement this week that the nation's second ranked law school will…

A JDJournal tipster informed us yesterday that Quinn Emanuel held layoffs at their Los Angeles office. Today the firm confirmed…

Good morning! London Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have delayed their 2009 partner promotions... Boston’s Edwards…

A few days ago, Atlanta-based Alston & Bird deferred start dates for incoming associates. The associates were offered the opportunity…

Legal Times is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined publication will focus on…

Blake Dawson will announce redundancies tomorrow, Friday the 13th, with "less than 100" people affected. The firm says the cuts…

The blawgosphere, which is never ever wrong (seriously), is abuzz with rumors that Sidley Austin is holding layoffs today. It…

Blawgs are reporting that between 25 and 50 attorneys will be let go from Blank Rome this week, most likely…

Layoffs of legal support staffers have pushed the staffing ratios at some law firms to one support staffer for every…