Layoffs at Am Law 200 firms may have slowed from their frenetic pace of a year ago, but they haven't stopped altogether. The latest blip on the job-loss radar: Husch Blackwell, which reportedly let go of nearly 20 lawyers last month. While those laid off reportedly failed to meet their billable hour targets, the firm declined to get into specifics about the layoffs and would not say how many lawyers had been affected. In Husch Blackwell's last round of layoffs in March 2009, the firm let go of 17 lawyers and 45 staffers.
October 06, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Layoffs at Am Law 200 firms may have slowed from their frenetic pace of a year ago, but they haven’t stopped altogether. The latest blip on the job-loss radar: Husch Blackwell.
The Kansas City, Mo.-based firm let go of nearly 20 underperforming lawyers last month. Those cut loose included associates and non-equity partners, according to Law 360. News of the layoffs, which occurred in September, was first reported by Above the Law and confirmed to The Am Law Daily by the firm.
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