Citing a decline in demand for litigation services, Goodwin Procter laid off 21 lawyers and 17 professional staff in its litigation department, the firm announced Wednesday. News of the layoffs was first reported by Above the Law.
Out of the 21 attorneys affected, 14 were associates and seven were professional- track attorneys, the latter category covering counsel, senior attorneys, department attorneys and discovery attorneys, a firm spokesman told The Am Law Daily. Prior to Wednesday’s announcement, Goodwin Procter had 177 litigation associates.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
