Simpson Millar axes 91 roles after prolonged redundancy consultation
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 cuts 90 roles in London for back office expansion
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 to cut 50 more roles after business review
BLM is in the midst of a redundancy consultation as it plans to cut 50 secretarial roles.
Bond Dickinson executes redundancy consultation after panel loss
Bond Dickinson has carried out a redundancy programme after failing to retain a panel spot for one of its key clients.
Dentons to slim down in Watford amid redundancy consultation
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.
Clydes to downsize London aviation 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.
BLM to cut 21 jobs in Leeds amid strategic review of all offices
Insurance firm BLM has launched a redundancy consultation to cut 21 lawyers and staff from its Leeds office, The Lawyer can reveal.
Slater & Gordon boss apologises and announces more UK closures
Slater & Gordon chairman John Skippen has apologised to shareholders for the firm’s poor financial performance and announced further UK office closures.
Dentons axes 50 UK roles in business services move to Warsaw
Dentons has joined the growing number of firms opening low-cost shared services centres outside the UK with the announcement of a new business services office in Warsaw.
DLA Piper to cut 200 business services jobs in the UK
DLA Piper will slash its UK business services function as part of its back office move to Warsaw.
Slater & Gordon puts 51 jobs and two offices in firing line
Slater & Gordon could make 51 fee-earners and staff redundant following a consultation over the closure of its Derby office and former Fentons base in Failsworth, Manchester. A total of 37 staff in Failsworth and 14 in Derby are affected by the consultation. The news follows profit warnings for the Australian-listed firm, which said in December […]
Reed Smith to cut 45 lawyer roles across US, UK and Europe
Reed Smith has announced it is set to cut 45 lawyer roles from across its US, UK and Middle Eastern offices. The restructuring will affect 2.5 per cent of the firm’s 1,650 lawyers as well as a “related number of staff”. According to the firm the restructuring was a result of a fundamental shift in […]