Morning News Roundup for Tuesday
The morning's top stories: Kirkland & Ellis laid off at least 57 support staff... American legend John D. Ashcroft, the…
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Spencer Fane Lays Off 8 Staff
Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm Spencer Fane has laid off eight staff members. The lay-offs targeted three in tony Clayton,…
Wolf Block Groups Join Nelson Mullins
Lawyers from the Washington, DC and Boston offices of now-defunct Wolf Block will join the Columbia, South Carolina office of…
Rumor: Baker McKenzie Cuts Associate Salaries
Tipsters are informing blawgers that Baker & McKenzie has cut salaries between 10% and 25% for some associates. We reported…
BofA, Merrill Lynch In-House Counsel Must Reapply for Jobs
The merged legal department of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, with around 700 lawyers, is looking at pending layoffs.…
Morning News Roundup for Monday
Good morning! Here are the top stories: Last week in law firm layoffs: 232 confirmed layoffs total, down from 454…
Howrey Lays Off 25 Staff
Washington DC's Howrey has laid off 25 secretarial staffers. Cuts came in all offices except Palo Alto and New York.…
The Week in Law Firm Layoffs
This week in law firm layoffs: Howard Kennedy: 40 lawyers and staff Kirkland & Ellis: undisclosed staff LG: 15 lawyers…
Ex-Governor & Aides Join McGuire Woods
Former North Carolina Democratic Governor Mike Easley is joining the Raleigh offices of Richmond, Virginia's McGuire Woods. Two former aides…
Arent Fox Poaches Womble Telecom Group
Arent Fox has hired away a seven-lawyer telecommunications group from Womble Carlyle. The group, making up roughly half of Womble's…
Rumor: Staff Layoffs at Kirkland & Ellis
According to rumors repeated by reliable blawgs, Kirkland & Ellis is laying off an undisclosed number of support staff today.…
Eckert Seamans Picks Up a Dozen Wolf Block Lawyers
The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office of Pittsburgh's Eckert Seamans has hired 12 lawyers from the defunct Wolf Block’s Harrisburg office. The…