Allen & Overy has become the latest firm to warn of support staff redundancies as it moves to finalise assessments of around 170 secretarial and document production (DP) staff.

The development follows reports (Legal Week, 31 January) that A&O’s rival, Clifford Chance, was reviewing the position of 570 permanent secretaries in a cost-cutting exercise prior to its move to Canary Wharf next year.