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Simmons announces job cuts in Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices
Simmons & Simmons is set to make lawyer and support staff redundancies in the Middle East, with the firm's Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices affected due to tough market conditions. The firm declined to confirm how many people will be affected but said a...
20 Jan 2012 | 11:53
Everything Everywhere set for post-merger redundancy round in legal team
Everything Everywhere is set to kick off a redundancy consultation in its in-house legal team following a restructuring that has seen 22 senior management roles cut at the newly-merged company. The mobile phone operator, which was formed by last ye...
27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | 
Nomura and BarCap confirm job cuts in London in-house legal teams
Nomura and Barclays Capital have both confirmed that they have made a number of redundancies in their UK legal teams. Nomura made between six and eight redundancies in London over the summer in a redundancy consultation overseen by European general...
19 Oct 2011 | 16:51 |
A&O report reveals £3m redundancy costs in back office shake-up
Allen & Overy (A&O) has set aside £3m for City redundancy payouts as it overhauls its back office team in light of its new 'onshoring' arm in Belfast. The total cost towards the Northern Ireland support centre was £4m in the 2010-11 financial yea...
06 Sep 2011 | 13:57 |
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Addleshaw makes 31 back office job cuts as Leeds private equity partner exits firm
Addleshaw Goddard has finalised a redundancy round in its business services function which has resulted in 31 job cuts. The layoffs, effective at the end of June, came after a 30-day consultation the firm announced in May this year which saw 40 sup...
25 Jul 2011 | 12:54 |
Hunton makes London redundancies as City lawyer headcount falls 60%
Hunton & Williams has made nine job cuts in London, following a raft of partner exits which have seen lawyer headcount in the US firm's City base shrink by over 60% in just three months. The redundancies, which comprise one of counsel, two associat...
12 Jul 2011 | 10:58 |
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College of Law set to cut up to 20 jobs following staffing review
The College of Law has confirmed that it has launched a redundancy review, with 20 full-time roles at risk of being cut. The college began the consultation last week (26 May), with the cuts set to affect tutor staff members. The redundancies come o...
02 Jun 2011 | 17:27 |
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Addleshaws to cut up to 40 jobs in comprehensive firm restructuring
Addleshaw Goddard is set to cut up to 40 jobs across its business services function, with the redundancies coming against a backdrop of falling revenue and profits and an overhaul of its management and operational structure. The national firm has laun...
24 May 2011 | 10:45 |
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Hogan Lovells confirms three City tax redundancies as consultation closes
Hogan Lovells is to make three associates in its London tax practice redundant following a consultation that started in November last year. The consultation was led by tax partner Karen Hughes, with four associates in the group placed at risk of re...
23 Feb 2011 | 16:51 |
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Partner exits expected as Camerons conducts internal restructuring
CMS Cameron McKenna is set to see at least four partner departures as a result of a restructuring which has also seen a small number of partners moved down the firm's equity ladder. The departures come as a result of an internal partner review that...
08 Feb 2011 | 07:22 |
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Offshore law duo announce redundancies
Offshore law firms Appleby and Conyers Dill & Pearman have cut a number of jobs in Bermuda in response to reduced work levels in the region. Appleby has made 11 redundancies in Bermuda, including two lawyers, with business support units bearing the...
20 Jan 2011 | 15:43 |
Dickinson Dees set for banking job cuts in new redundancy consultation
Dickinson Dees has kicked off a new redundancy consultation in the firm's banking practice. The consultation - the regional firm's fourth since November 2007 - will affect the firm's banking group, which is headed up by partner Deborah Kirtley, wit...
16 Dec 2010 | 13:12 |
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Trowers confirms job cuts as H1 financials fall behind budget
Trowers & Hamlins is set to make another round of job cuts in London and Manchester after confirming that turnover has fallen behind budget for the first half of the financial year. The firm has confirmed that it is reviewing five fee earner roles ...
30 Nov 2010 | 11:04 |
Hogan Lovells announces associate redundancies in London tax team
Hogan Lovells has lauched a redundancy consultation in its London tax practice, with four associate positions at risk. The consultation, which is being led by tax partner Karen Hughes, started in early November, and will see a number of the group's...
19 Nov 2010 | 17:42 |
Barlows confirms three more partner departures and associate job cuts
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has confirmed that three partners from its corporate and commercial group have been asked to leave the firm alongside a handful of associates who have taken voluntary redundancy. As first reported by RollonFriday today (19 Nov...
19 Nov 2010 | 13:31 |
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