Ashurst has cut 54 secretarial roles in its London office, after the firm decided to scrap the position of executive assistants (EAs) in favour of a new role called “practice executive”. The firm revealed in May that 80 roles were at risk as part of the shift, with practice executives set to cover a broader line […]
Ince & Co‘s redundancy consultation has resulted in the departure of 32 people and a search to sub-let 22 per cent of the firm’s floor space in its London headquarters. Of those 32, 25 business services staff have now left the firm along with a further seven fee-earners, including one junior salaried partner. There are […]
RPC has entered a redundancy consultation in its contentious construction and projects practices, as a direct result of the defunct contractor Carillion’s liquidation earlier this year. The cuts are only thought to affect a small number of lawyers and staff at the firm, but marks the first made by a law firm owing to Carillion’s […]
Hogan Lovells has confirmed that 54 people have so far been affected by its London redundancy programme, as the consultation period nears its final stage. The restructuring operation was announced in September 2017, with the firm announcing that 90 roles would be cut or moved to low cost centres. This was made up of 78 […]
A protracted redundancy consultation for regional firm Simpson Millar has concluded with the firm cutting an initial 91 positions with a further six still under consultation.
Hogan Lovells has kickstarted a consultation in its business services division, as it prepares to transfer or remove 90 roles from its London office.
BLM is in the midst of a redundancy consultation as it plans to cut 50 secretarial roles.
Bond Dickinson has carried out a redundancy programme after failing to retain a panel spot for one of its key clients.
Dentons is in the midst of a redundancy consultation in Watford, over a year after acquiring Matthew Arnold & Baldwin’s (MAB) banking and litigation team.
Clyde & Co has launched a consultation to cut fee-earner roles in its London aviation practice as part of a restructuring exercise to improve profitability.
Insurance firm BLM has launched a redundancy consultation to cut 21 lawyers and staff from its Leeds office, The Lawyer can reveal.
Slater & Gordon chairman John Skippen has apologised to shareholders for the firm’s poor financial performance and announced further UK office closures.
