Clifford Chance is to run a redundancy scheme in London, in a move affecting a number of its support functions. The firm will offer a mix of voluntary and compulsory redundancies between now and June across its legal support secretary, document production and mail room groups in London. Around 44 to 73 roles are likely […]
Mundays is parting ways with members of its business services function following its purchase by listed firm Knights, The Lawyer has learned. It is understood that more than 20 people spanning operational ranks in HR, IT, marketing, secretarial and support will be let go. Sources told The Lawyer that the decision was communicated internally within […]
Linklaters has launched a voluntary redundancy programme for all of its London secretaries and PAs. A total of 225 legal secretaries and business team PAs have been given the opportunity to take voluntary redundancy. Linklaters confirmed that there are no target for the number of employee cuts and no compulsory redundancies. In a statement, the […]
Morrison & Foerster has completed a redundancy process in its London office, after cutting its US business services workforce by 4 per cent in the last few weeks. The firm has cut four roles in its City outpost, mostly pertaining to support staff. A total of 34 roles were lost in the US. A spokesperson […]
Over 30 staff members from Hogan Lovells’ business services and secretarial function have left the firm in the UK, after a voluntary redundancy programme. The firm carried out the process last year as part of a wider streamlining of its business services. The restructuring affected both the UK and the Americas, with 4 per cent […]
Morrison & Foerster is undertaking a redundancy consultation, in which it expects to cut 4 per cent of its US staff along with a number of roles in the UK. The US firm said that 38 non-lawyer roles are affected by the review in the US and the UK. Of those affected, it added that […]
Dentons has announced that up to 87 roles are to be reviewed, as the firm looks to implement a new operating model across its secretarial and business services workforce. A total of 49 secretarial staff and 38 employees in business services could be affected. A number of roles will instead be redeployed or added outside of […]
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is implementing a drastic restructuring across its Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) offices, with 132 jobs being cut.
A total of 24 non-fee-earners have left Pinsent Masons after the firm concluded its redundancy consultation. Pinsents confirmed to The Lawyer back in December last year that up to 30 roles were facing the axe due to Covid-19. This latest development also means that the firm no longer has any employees on the UK Government’s […]
Addleshaw Goddard has concluded its redundancy consultation, with 19 jobs lost in its real estate practice. The firm embarked on a redundancy consultation in September with Brexit and Covid-19 putting an end to any plan of filling spare capacity in its real estate team. A total of 22 roles were originally at risk, with three […]
Shoosmiths has concluded its redundancy consultation, with 43 roles made redundant. The firm embarked on a redundancy consultation in October which it said was as a result of “identifying more efficient ways of working during the coronavirus pandemic.” In total 52.5 roles were at risk and Shoosmiths confirmed today that 43 have been cut. When […]
Pinsent Masons is the latest top 50 firm to enter a redundancy consultation in response to the Covid-19 crisis, with between 20 to 30 roles set to be affected. It was back in April that The Lawyer revealed Pinsents was one of the first UK firms to place staff on furlough, with a total of […]