Ashurst has continued to slim down its support function, cutting more back office roles following a redundancy consultation last year which saw 54 secretarial roles axed. It is understood that five to ten London-based back office finance staff have been affected. Their roles are to be undertaken by a secretarial pool in London (what the […]
Over 30 business services roles could be at risk at Taylor Wessing, after the firm outlined plans to shift work from the City to its new Liverpool base. The firm will enter a collective consultation on February 5, which is expected to last for 30 days. This follows a review of the business services functions last autumn […]
Legal employees at Jaguar Land Rover face uncertainty at the company after it announced it was embarking on a programme to slash 4,500 jobs worldwide. The job cuts across the vehicle manufacturer, which are part of its £2.5bn plan to reverse losses, will begin with a voluntary redundancy programme in the UK. The bulk of the cull will […]
Ince Gordon Dadds’ tie-up is off to a tentative start, with the newly-merged firm understood to be starting a redundancy consultation among its staff. Commencing next week, and three months after the £110m merger was agreed, Ince Gordon Dadds will embark on a redundancy process which The Lawyer understands will largely affect support staff on both the […]
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.
