About 65% said that staffing levels would not change when asked, “Do you expect the number of lawyers employed with your law firm/corporate legal department to increase, stay the same or decrease in the next 12 months?” In contrast, 10% said their organizations would reduce their staff, which includes attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries.
Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, said the numbers reflect the fact that most of the layoffs have been centered on the nation’s largest law firms.
