Pannone Lays Off 35 Staff, Goes to 4-Day Week
Law firm Pannone has laid off 35 staff, and is asking employees to voluntarily work a four-day week. The layoffs…
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Simmons & Simmons Lays Off 91
In February we reported on a redundancy consultation at Simmons & Simmons, which targeted 69 people -- 20 associates and…
Update: DLA Piper Lays Off 24 Lawyers, 100 Staff
In February we reported that DLA Piper had launched a second layoff consultation, with up to 140 jobs under threat.…
Norton Rose to Implement Hour Reductions
Most offices of London's Norton Rose have approved a flexible hours scheme first announced in March. The firm hopes to…
CMS Cameron McKenna to Cut 80, Reduce Pay
London's CMS Cameron McKenna has announced a redundancy consultation at its headquarters, targeting 80 jobs. Twenty fee earners and 60…
Shoosmiths Targets 69 for Redundancy
Shoosmiths, which in April asked its 2009 trainees to withdraw from their contract, or defer until 2011, without any financial…
Berwin Leighton Redundancy Targets 85
Berwin Leighton Paisner has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 30 lawyers and 55 staff positions at the firm's London headquarters.…
Nomura Lays Off 10 In-House Lawyers
Japanese industrial and financial conglomerate Nomura has cut up to 12 legal positions in London. The firm took over dissolved…
White & Case to Lay Off London Partners
After a redundancy consultation, White & Case is informing over 10% of its 73 London partners they must turn in…
Women Laid Off from Allen & Overy Found New Firm
Nineteen women and four men laid off from Allen & Overy are founding their own firm, Maurice Turnor Gardner. Formerly…
Allen & Overy Lays Off 47 Partners, 200 Associates, 200 Staff
The UK’s Allen & Overy announced in February a plan to lay off 450 jobs in a redundancy consultation. Well,…
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…