By Jessie Yount | April 24, 2023
Holding lawyers back or not promoting them with the rest of their class year is undoubtedly a cost-cutting measure. But it's a less aggressive approach than layoffs.
By Justin Henry | April 21, 2023
"You're seeing a lot of San Francisco firms saying we're going to just freeze hiring at the associate level, but at the partner level, they're saying let's place bets for the future," said Decipher analyst Greg Hamman, who compiled the data.
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By Justin Henry | April 20, 2023
Office sharing is one way that firms are promoting their preference for in-office collaboration.
By Jessie Yount | April 18, 2023
"It's the accumulation of small in-person experiences that create the fabric that helps offices and firms thrive," said Ian Shapiro, who now leads Cooley's largest office, with nearly 250 attorneys.
By Jessie Yount | April 11, 2023
Cooley delayed the start date of its incoming class. But consultants aren't sure other firms with follow suit, given Cooley's tech-sector positioning and the caution that many firms are exercising after the financial crisis.
By Patrick Smith | April 10, 2023
The slide by a Paul Hastings associate demonstrates how tone, culture and expectations can be set throughout the California-founded firm—not just by those sitting in the executive ranks.
By Jessie Yount | April 7, 2023
First-year associates were among the lawyers let go at Gunderson this week across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Boston.
By Patrick Smith | April 5, 2023
Paul Hastings said the material was prepared by an associate "and the views expressed do not reflect the views of the firm or its partners."
By Justin Henry | April 3, 2023
"These were not layoffs," a spokesperson for Kirkland said of the cuts, which impacted attorneys in California, Salt Lake City, Chicago and Texas. "These were performance-based decisions resulting directly from our attorney review process, just like we do every year for all attorneys at all levels."
By Jessie Yount | March 31, 2023
Dragged down by overcapacity, some firms continue to trim the associate ranks. But many still plan to pull in more junior lawyers because no one wants to end up with a hole in their ranks when the next deal boom comes along.
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