Freshfields Will Not Hire 30% of Incoming Trainees
London's Freshfields will only hire 70% of its September 2009 trainees. Fourteen of the class of 48 trainees set to…
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Clifford Chance to Lay Off New York Litigation Associates
Mark Kirsch, head of Clifford Chance's US litigation practice, has left the firm, leaving the 29 associates in the firm's…
Goodmans ‘De-Merges’ into 3 Firms
Liverpool, UK-based Goodmans has split into three separate firms: medical negligence and personal injury firm Goodmans; family law firm Heaney…
Allen & Overy to Reduce Incoming Associate Class Sizes
In March, London’s Allen & Overy announced it would retain only 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March…
Hill Dickinson, Middleton Potts to Merge
Hill Dickinson will merge with City of London-based law firm Middleton Potts. The merged firm will be known as Hill…
Kilpatrick Stockton Closes London Office
Atlanta's Kilpatrick Stockton has closed its London office. The firm has not released numbers of persons affected. The UK office…
Reed Smith Cuts Associate Salaries by 10%
Reed Smith is decimating associate salaries, cutting pay 10% across the organization. From the memo: ...Reed Smith has adopted many…
Blake Lapthorn Redundancy Targets 33
Blake Lapthorn has launched its third redundancy consultation in the past nine months, targeting 33 positions in business services and…
Charles Russell Launches Redundancy Consultation
London's Charles Russell has targeted an undisclosed number of employees for redundancy, despite higher-than-expected billings. Laid off staff will be…
DWF Freezes Pay, Cancels Bonuses
Despite seeing its best financial results ever, UK law firm DWF has frozen pay and canceled bonuses. The firm was…
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Asks Trainees to Defer, Offers Whopping £2,500
London's Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, which recently opened a fifth office in Manchester, has asked half of its September 2009…
Collas Day Lays Off 6 Staff
Guernsey's Collas Day has made six staff redundant, three of them voluntarily. The firm is reorganizing, and recently launched a…