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Linklaters LLP

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Linklaters has hired Robin Maxwell away from Goodwin Procter for its New…

Linklaters Cuts Pay for Incoming Associates

Linklaters is cutting pay for starting lawyers, and shrinking salary increases. The firm will pay new lawyers £61,500 ($91,300), down…

Herbert Smith Poaches From Linklaters for Madrid Office

Herbert Smith will launch a new office in Madrid, Spain with a group from Linklaters . Alvaro Sáinz, Miguel Riaño…

Linklaters Defers Start Dates

London's Linklaters has pushed back its trainee start dates for September 2009 and March 2010, offering future trainees £10,000 to…

DLA Piper Lawyers Angry Over Severance

An internal document leaked to the press reveals that DLA Piper lawyers in the UK are angry over the severance…

March 9th Worst Day for Law Firm Layoffs So Far

Despite the fact that February 12th is still known as Black Thursday and generally considered the worst day for law…

Update: Linklaters Makes 30 Redundant

Final details of Linklaters ’ "New World" are starting to emerge, with 14 associates in the firm’s banking practice and…

Clifford Chance to Cut Partners, Lay Off 106 Lawyers

Clifford Chance LLP, the world’s largest law firm by revenue, will cut its partnership ranks under a restructuring plan. The…

Update: Linklaters Set to Eliminate Up to 270 Jobs

Just a week after announcing mass layoffs, Linklaters is launching a formal redundancy consultation, with up to 120 lawyers and…

Linklaters to Cull 70 from Partnership, Decimate Associates

London's Linklaters , the world's second largest law firm by revenue, will eliminate 70 partners and 10% of associates. The…

World’s Law Offices Head To Dubai — Canada Stays Put

In the past few years, international law firms have been opening up offices in Dubai. Now, US firms, like Weil…

Linklaters’ Top-Paid Lawyer Earned “Satisfactory” £3.4 Million in 2008

Linklaters LLP, the second-largest London law firm by revenue, paid its top earner £3.4 million pounds ($5 million in real…