As the legal industry adjusts to an employer-driven market for talent, some law firms are hesitant to conduct layoffs, instead opting for more subtle adjustments to their associate ranks.

Several legal recruiters in California and New York said they’ve seen an abnormal number of associates that have been asked to take a class year reduction or been told they won’t advance with the rest of their class in recent months.

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