Clifford Chance (CC) reduced staff costs by £41m during 2009-10, after cutting its total headcount by 12% during the extensive firmwide restructuring carried out in the previous financial year.

Figures within the firm’s 2009-10 limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts, recently filed with Companies House, show that total staff and related costs at the magic circle firm dropped from £576m in 2008-09 to £535m in 2009-10 – a reduction of 7.6%.