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Reed Smith Lays Off 26 Lawyers, 74 Staffers

Today Reed Smith laid off 26 attorneys and 74 staff across its US and UK offices. Seven of the lawyers…

Denton Wilde Sapte has cut 37 lawyers and 39 staff. The redundancy process was completed last week, after a consultation…

The UK's Allen & Overy, which announced in February its plan to lay off 450 jobs, has informed staff of…

Washington DC-based intellectual property firm Sughrue Mion has fired a third of its incoming first year class, and canceled its…

Winstead PC, a Texas law firm with seven offices, has canceled its 2009 summer associate program. The Am Law 200…

Looks like we spoke too soon. From Sidley Austin: In addition to routine departures, 89 associates and staff attorneys and…

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

Chadbourne & Parke has confirmed that the firm laid off 25 associates and counsel across its 13 offices worldwide today.…

Baltimore's Venable has announced layoffs. From the official email announcement: We understand that communicating this action by email is not…

Earlier today we reported rumors that up to 80 people might get laid off today at King & Spalding. We…

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

As predicted, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is laying off a total of 300 employees. Orrick has begun a firmwide reduction…