Pillsbury Offers ‘Voluntary Departure Plan’ to Lawyers
Above the Law was the first to reveal upcoming layoffs at Pillsbury when it told of a tipster who overheard a lawyer discussing the plan in a loud cell phone conversation on a crowded train.
Now the blog has obtained an internal memo offering Pillsbury lawyers a chance to leave of their own accord before the reduction in force.
The law firm is offering three months of pay and other unspecified benefits to associates and counsel who choose to leave, Above the Law reports. The blog points out that the buyout is not all that different from severance packages offered by firms.
Both lawyers and staffers will be affected by the upcoming layoffs, according to the memo. “We want to be clear that the voluntary departure program will not obviate the need for an involuntary reduction in force,” the memo reads, in part. “Attorneys who are selected for involuntary reduction will be notified of their selection in early March.”
