McDermott Will & Emery Ends Most Important Employee Perk
The Chicago HQ of McDermott Will & Emery is responding to economic pressures by canceling the single most important perk…
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Baker & McKenzie Bribes Trainees to Delay Start Dates
Baker & McKenzie has become the latest law firm to ask its incoming trainees to postpone their start date by…
Allen & Overy Appoints Employee Reps for Redundancy
Allen & Overy is appointing 15 employee representatives to consult on the sweeping redundancy that is set to claim more…
Don’t Want to Get Laid Off? Never Get Sick
LegalWeek reports that DLA Piper attorneys are angry that redundancy criteria include severe penalties for taking sick days. Fee earners…
Morning News Roundup for Saturday
Good morning! Here are the top stories: London’s Hammonds LLP is set to cut about 10% of its partnership. The…
Honolulu Law Firm Says Aloha (As In Goodbye)
Honolulu law firm Lynch Ichida Thompson & Hirota has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and saw all but one…
Sonnenschein Shutters Charlotte Offiche
(The misspelling in the title is intentional -- read it aloud.) Partners at Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal voted today…
240 Ex-Thelen Associates & Staff Could Sue Under WARN Act
Thelen has identified 240 former associates and staff who could assert claims alleging the firm violated the federal Worker Adjustment…
Black Thursday II: Latham & Watkins Lays Off 440
Yesterday we reported that Latham & Watkins might lay off up to 150 people. Isn't optimism great? This morning we…
Schiff Hardin Lays Off Support Staff
Chicago's Schiff Hardin cut some of its administrative staff this week, as a result of "increased technological efficiencies." Schiff Hardin…
McKenna Long Adds 17 Attorneys to LA Office
McKenna Long & Aldridge has added 17 real estate and litigation attorneys to its Los Angeles office. The laterals came…
Federal Judges to Get COLA
The US House of Representatives voted this week for a $410 billion spending plan to keep the federal government running…