One Essex Court Raises Trainee Salaries
The 2010 incoming trainee class at London's One Essex Court will be paid £60,000 ($99,550) per year, or a £15,000…
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Linklaters’ ‘New World’ Faces Legal Action from Redundant Staffer
British blogs are reporting that Linklaters wants to avoid legal action from a former employee let go during a massive…
Law Firm Hirings & Firings
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Former Georgia state senator Rusty Paul joins Arnall Golden Gregory, to head…
Watson Burton Finds Work for Trainees
Commercial law firm Watson Burton has offered a job to only one or two of its eight qualifying trainees, according…
Laid Off Garden Stirling Employees Win Compensation
A Scottish employment tribunal has awarded £20,000 in compensation to two former staffers at Garden Stirling. The tribunal rejected claims…
Law Firm Hirings & Firings
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: John Brownlee joins Holland & Knight as partner in the firm's McLean,…
Freshfields Loses Top Partners
Freshfields has lost two top partners, both of whom joined the firm from White & Case less than two years…
HBJ Gately Wareing Lays Off Partners — More to Come
HBJ Gately Wareing has laid off two partners, and expects further job cuts. Stephen Webster and Stuart Rennie have been…
SJ Berwin PPP Plummets 50%
Law firm SJ Berwin has announced that profits per equity partner, which were £801,000 ($1.33 million) for 2008, fell to…
Rumor: DLA Piper to Cut Equity Partners
Blawgs are reporting on rumors that global law juggernaut DLA Piper plans to force out some equity partners. The finance…
Halliwells Cutting Work Hours — Billing Requirments Stay the Same
Manchester, UK’s Halliwells, which in March launched a redundancy consultation targeting 30, is cutting attorneys' working hours, but not adjusting…
Dundas & Wilson Profits Down 12%
Dundas & Wilson, which cut 50 jobs in March, has reported a drop in annual profits of £9 million ($14.8…