Linklaters Profit Up to $2.13 Billion
Linklaters , which announced in April salary cuts for starting lawyers and reduced salary increases, is now the UK's largest…
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Law Firm Hirings & Firings
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Tom Reilly joins Cooley Manion Jones in Boston, from Greenberg Traurig. He…
Profits Plummet at Clifford Chance
Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance LLP LLP saw average profits per equity partner drop 37% to £733,000 ($1.2 million)…
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Targets 49 Lawyers & Staff [Update 2]
London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 49 lawyers. Trainees and staffers will not be affected.…
Dentons Will Only Hire Half of Incoming Trainees
Dentons , which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009…
Ince Revenues Up 24% for 2009
In a year when most big law firms are seeing a drop in revenue, the UK's Ince & Co is…
Study: Lateral Partners Moving “Downstream”
A new study by management consultant firm KermaPartners reveals that increasingly, law firm partners are taking jobs with less profitable…
Pinsent Masons Defers Start Dates
Pinsent Masons, which is in the midst of a redundancy consultation, has asked 25% of its incoming trainees to defer…
Press Slams Freshfields for Trainee Layoffs [Update 2]
In May, London’s Freshfields announced that only 14 of its class of 48 trainees set to start this Fall would…
Berwin Leighton Top UK Firm for Lawyer Satisfaction [Correction]
Berwin Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna and Norton Rose are the top three UK firms for lawyer satisfaction, according to…
Appleby Merging with Dickinson Cruickshank
Bermuda’s Appleby Global will merge with the Isle of Man's Dickinson Cruickshank. The legal, fiduciary and administration service firm will…
Fates to Be Decided for Clifford Chance Litigation Associates
We have been reporting on the saga of Clifford Chance's US litigation practice. Group head Mark Kirsch jumped ship to…