Law Society of Scotland to Cut Employees
The Law Society of Scotland may cut employees, as it faces losing £1 million in revenue. The professional governing body…
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Mallesons to Cut 100 Lawyers, Staff
Commercial law firm Mallesons will begin a redundancy consultation in August, targeting 5% of the firm's workforce. The redundancies are…
Allens Arthur Robinson Sees 114 Voluntary Redundancies
Allens Arthur Robinson, which in April offered up to one year’s pay to lawyers who take voluntary redundancies, has seen…
Herbert Smith Avoids Involuntary Redundancies
Herbert Smith, which announced in April a redundancy consultation at its London HQ, targeting 84 positions, will not need to…
McCann Fitzgerald Pays 25 to Leave, Cuts Wages
McCann Fitzgerald is eliminating 25 employees through a voluntary redundancy program. The firm will also cut wages for all staff…
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,…
Taylor Wessing Deferring Start Dates
Anglo-German law firm Taylor Wessing is asking for voluntary deferrals from its September 2009 and September 2010 incoming associate classes.…
Allens Arthur Robinson Freezes Pay, Offers Voluntary Redundancies
Allens Arthur Robinson will institute pay freezes July 1st, and is offering up to one year's pay to lawyers who…
Dentons Cuts 37 Lawyers, 39 Staff
Denton Wilde Sapte has cut 37 lawyers and 39 staff. The redundancy process was completed last week, after a consultation…
Blake Lapthorn Cuts 20 Jobs
Blake Lapthorn has laid off 20 people in its second redundancy consultation. The firm, which laid off 33 people at…
DLA Piper Lawyers Angry Over Severance
An internal document leaked to the press reveals that DLA Piper lawyers in the UK are angry over the severance…
Update: Pillsbury Winthrop Offers “Voluntary Departure”
As we reported last week (and in case you didn't overhear it yourself on the train), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman…