Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is offering voluntary buyouts to its legal secretaries in the U.S., the firm confirmed Monday, though it made clear that the program is not planned as a precursor to layoffs.

Those who take the buyout will receive two weeks' worth of pay per year of service, up to 52 weeks maximum, the firm said.

"As we continue to focus on technology innovation and cost-effective solutions for our clients, as well as the practice needs of our lawyers, we have decided to offer our U.S.-based legal secretaries a voluntary separation opportunity. This is a purely voluntary offering, and we have no current plans for a group involuntary separation program, regardless of the level of participation in the voluntary offering," a spokeswoman for the firm said in a statement Monday.