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Ginsburg: Supreme Court Job Available “Soon”

The blawgosphere is roiling this morning over US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's off-handed remark on Friday that there…

According to the online rumor mill, Davis Polk & Wardwell started laying lawyers off in December. At least 12 corporate…

Dallas, Texas-based business law firm Gardere Wynne Sewell has laid off an undisclosed number of attorneys and staff today. The…

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

Chadbourne & Parke, which froze salaries in January, is laying off employees today, according to rumors in the blawgosphere. If…

Law blawgs are reporting rumors that King & Spalding is holding layoffs today, with possibly 80 employees targeted. The Atlanta…

Various blawgs are reporting that Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis has laid off four attorneys this week, and more firings are…

Last week we reported on rumors that Dewey & LeBoeuf would decrease its workforce. Legal industry rumors seem to be…

According to rumors on the Tubes (it's not a truck!), Shearman & Sterling is laying off administrative staff today. Lawyers…

ATL is convinced that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe will hold major layoffs next week. At this point we're hearing that…

Tipsters are telling Above the Law that Dewey & LeBoeuf is making performance-related layoffs this week. As we understand it,…

Tipsters from several K&L Gates offices have written in to Above the Law about expected layoffs tomorrow. The rumors were…