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Wrapping Up Dewey
Forgive any unintended offense, but as we think about the untimely demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf, we can’t help but think of the 1985 comedic triumph Fletch. Dr. Joseph Dolan: You know, it’s a shame about [Dewey & LeBoeuf]. Fletch: Oh, it was. Yeah, it was really a shame. To go so suddenly like that. [...]
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Get on the Mic, My Man
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London Layoffs Back
In 2009, UK firms were ahead of the curve in laying people off. Could that trend be starting again? Herbert Smith, #29 on the 2011 Global 100, is reportedly laying off up to 51 London lawyers and staff – three percent of that office’s headcount. The firm has about 1100 total lawyers. The corporate cuts [...]
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Dewey Death Watch
So it’s officially on. We’ve been quiet about the whole Dewey imploding thing. In part, it’s because of other commitments, but it’s also because until a couple of weeks ago, we really thought this was going to end up being more like White & Case’s troubles of 2009-2010, or Cadwalader’s 2008-09, than Howrey. Those three [...]
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Jordan Harbinger, Interesting Guy, Not Best Face of BigLaw Layoffs
Major law firms have laid off more than 15,000 people, almost 6,000 of which are lawyers. Given that sample size, we have to believe that there are a few who would elicit a little more sympathy for the rest than Jordan Harbinger. Harbinger is actually really interesting, and is making lemons out of lemonade. He’s [...]
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Quick Update
Way behind on a bunch of stuff around here due to work. Always looking for help, so please reach out if you want to volunteer. Need content, curators for the trackers, etc. Oh, and sponsors. Surely, some smart company wants to reach our distinguished, successful, and astonishingly good-looking audience? The race between spousal patience and [...]
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Former S&S DC Corp. Head Kicked Out Of NY Bar
The Legal Profession Blog drew our attention to the revokation of one lawyer’s admission to the New York Bar. We love the blog, even though it usually deals with non-BigLaw issues – but when it does, we’ve found some winners, e.g., The Bad Fiancee, the overbilling Mayer Brown temp, the moonlighting Holland & Knight lawyer, [...]
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Baker & McKenzie Closing San Diego, 19 Laid Off
Seven lawyers and twelve (minimum) staff getting severance packages. A spokesman for Baker & McKenzie said that partner Colin Murray will relocate to the firm’s San Francisco office, as will partner Chuck Dick until his retirement this summer. Former partner Ali Mojdehi has now left the firm. According to a filtered search on the website [...]
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Clifford Chance Cuts 13 More
Thirteen capital markets and finance associates in London facing redundancy. The action is reportedly based on low attrition – which means they’re either replacing lower-performing junior and midlevel associates with untested fresh meat, or pandering to their relationships with the law schools by keeping up new hiring. The firm has now laid off a reported [...]
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Perkins Coie Gives Freemium a Try
Perkins Coie is jumping in with its startup clients and giving the freemium model a try. For those who don’t know, it’s basically a fancy word VCs use to describe companies that give away a functional but bare bones product or service in order to generate scale in the hopes that some segment will convert [...]
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