Layoffs

Pryor Cashman furloughs some associates during coronavirus crisis

Pryor Cashman has furloughed some associates whose workflow was affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Apr 1, 2020 12:49 PM CDT

Baker Donelson temporarily cuts pay, furloughs some employees because of COVID-19

Baker Donelson is imposing temporary pay cuts, reducing partner draws, and furloughing some employees because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Apr 1, 2020 10:27 AM CDT

Cadwalader cuts pay, pauses partner distributions because of coronavirus financial impact

The law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is imposing temporary pay cuts and pausing partner distributions because of the financial effects of the novel coronavirus crisis.

Mar 31, 2020 4:06 PM CDT

Pay cuts, layoffs, lower partner distributions part of BigLaw response to COVID-19 impact

The economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic is hitting BigLaw. “Businesses around the world are bracing for the short-term and potential long-term economic impacts of COVID-19,” said one firm.

Mar 30, 2020 4:56 PM CDT

Company that promised to revolutionize legal services confirms layoffs of most of its legal staff

Atrium, a company that launched in 2017 with the promise of transforming the delivery of legal services, has laid off most of its legal staff in a restructuring.

Jan 14, 2020 10:24 AM CST

LeClairRyan closing amid budget shortfalls, partner exits

LeClairRyan’s partners have voted to dissolve the law firm after a 31-year run. The Richmond, Virginia-based firm announced its dissolution in a press release Thursday, report Bloomberg Law, the American Lawyer, Law360 and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. LeClairRyan began as a legal boutique for startups in 1988 and later became one…

Aug 8, 2019 11:09 AM CDT

With November losses, legal services industry has 100 fewer jobs than a year ago

The legal services sector lost 2,400 jobs in November, eliminating job gains for the year. The legal services sector had 1,135,700 jobs in November, down from 1,138,100 jobs in October and 1,135,800 jobs in November 2017. That’s a loss of 100 jobs since the same time a year ago. The…

Dec 10, 2018 9:10 AM CST

ABA reveals $1.3M theft by a now-former staff member on tax form

The American Bar Association has posted a tax form that reveals a onetime staff member diverted about $1.3 million from the ABA over a period of eight years.

The ABA became aware of the theft by a nonmanagerial staff member last September, according to Form 990 (see page 118) and an interview with ABA Executive Director Jack Rives.

Jul 17, 2018 3:47 PM CDT

Husch Blackwell cuts about 40 lawyers through layoffs and retirements

Husch Blackwell says it is cutting about 40 partners and of counsel from its ranks through retirements and “year-end transitions.” The percentage of lawyers leaving the firm is around 4 percent, report the American Lawyer (sub. req.) and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Given our firm’s size and scale, these attorney…

Nov 20, 2017 3:58 PM CST

Legal sector gains 100 jobs in August after sharp downturn in July

The legal sector gained just 100 jobs in August, according to information from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Legal Week (sub. req.) covered the findings, released last Friday. The slight increase came after the sector lost 4,300 jobs in July to end a three-month streak of job gains.…

Sep 5, 2017 3:30 PM CDT

Legal sector loses 4,300 jobs in July to end streak of gains

A three-month streak of job gains in the legal sector ended has ended. The sector lost 4,300 jobs in July, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted information from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Am Law Daily (sub. req.) covered the findings, released on Friday. Despite the drop, the…

Aug 7, 2017 12:21 PM CDT

Stoel Rives laying off 17 staffers; about half of law firm leaders report staff layoffs

Stoel Rives is laying off 17 administrative staffers as it changes its staffing model. Its decision is by no means unusual, according to a survey (PDF) this year by Altman Weil, the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) reports. The consulting firm’s survey found that 48 percent of the law firm…

Jul 27, 2017 12:32 PM CDT

Sedgwick confirms some staff layoffs after more partner departures

Sedgwick has laid off some staffers after at least eight partners left the firm to join other BigLaw rivals in the last few weeks. The latest partner losses follow the departures of 40 Sedgwick lawyers in Dallas and New Jersey, including 15 partners, at the start of the year, the…

Jun 21, 2017 9:30 AM CDT

Seyfarth reportedly lays off 40 lawyers and several staffers

Updtaed: Seyfarth Shaw has confirmed layoffs of lawyers and staff members, though the law firm didn’t specify how many were affected.

Sources say 40 lawyers and several staff members were laid off, according to Above the Law, which was first with the news, the Am Law Daily (sub. req.), Bloomberg Big Law Business and Crain’s Chicago Business.

May 17, 2017 8:50 AM CDT

Legal sector loses 1,500 jobs in March

Jobs in the legal sector have declined three months in a row, according to seasonally adjusted figures released on Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the preliminary data, the legal sector lost 1,500 jobs in in March, the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) and…

Apr 7, 2017 3:40 PM CDT