Implementing a restructuring plan announced earlier this year to deal with the dismal economy, Allen & Overy laid off about 250 lawyers and 200 staff today.
Saying that use of controversial tracking software created by a British company apparently violated Internet users’ privacy rights, the European Union has sued the United Kingdom government for allegedly failing…
In a second round of layoffs since December, Reed Smith is letting go 26 attorneys and 74 staff members in its United States and United Kingdom offices because of a…
A London-based megafirm has made a second round of associate layoffs in its New York office, and it is pushing back the start date for its incoming class of associates.
Associates and staff were low-hanging fruit waiting to be cut in law firm layoffs. Start dates for new attorneys have been delayed, salaries have been frozen and benefits formerly taken…
Partners at the United Kingdom law firm Clifford Chance voted yesterday to approve a partnership restructuring that will force some of their own out the door.
In the latest chapter in an ongoing growth saga that has clearly put McGuireWoods into the BigLaw ranks, the firm is now significantly expanding its international footprint.
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