Latest Layoffs..

Yet more layoffs in the US today. That’s three posts we’ve done on the subject today..

JD Journal report

Eckert Seamans Lays Off 119 Lawyers

Eckert Seamans will lay off 119 of 200 temporary attorneys at its Pittsburgh document coding center.
The layoffs will be final by July 1st.

In April, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office of Eckert Seamans hired 12 lawyers from the defunct Wolf Block.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC is a national full-service law firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with two offices located in the Pittsburgh area and eight other offices located throughout the eastern United States.

and they also report…

Milbank Lays Off 49 Associates, 40 Staff [Update]

New York City-based Milbank has laid off 49 associates and 40 staff.
The layoffs took place across the firm, but the corporate practice was especially hard hit