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Eversheds begins fifth redundancy round with up to 100 jobs set to go

Eversheds has begun its fifth round of redundancies in two years, with up to 100 roles under review as the firm prepares to outsource back office functions to Accenture. A consultation process has already begun which could affect 100 jobs in finance and human resources across Eversheds' Birmingham, Cardiff and Leeds offices. Over the next 12 months, Accenture is likely to assume responsibility for Eversheds' HR support services and administration, general accounting functions, billing and collections, and business processes involved from procurement to payment.
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Trowers reviews associate roles in wake of public sector spending cuts

Trowers & Hamlins is considering making a number of redundancies following the Government's recent announcement on public sector spending cuts. Trowers confirmed that it is currently reviewing three or four associate roles in its public sector practice across the UK, but that it had not yet reached a final decision. The firm cited the Government's plans to cut public sector spending as the principal reason for the potential layoffs.
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Court ruling in A&O layoff dispute reopens debate over status of France associates

Allen & Overy (A&O) has been ordered to pay damages to a former Paris associate who was laid off last year as part of the firm's global redundancy programme. The magic circle firm declined to comment on the ruling, first reported on RollOnFriday, other than to state: "The court found in favour of the associate and the matter has now been settled."
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Forty-five future Halliwells trainees see training contracts cancelled

Forty-five Halliwells trainees who were due to start their training contracts during the coming year have had their offers terminated in the wake of the firm's asset sale. The trainees spread across three intakes in August this year and January and June 2011 were informed on Monday (19 July) that their training contracts have been cancelled. They will be able to reapply to the purchasing firms through the normal recruitment process, but with no guarantee of the original commitment being honoured.
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International Edition

Time to take that unsexy job?

Last week, an article about alternative careers for out-of-work lawyers by a legal headhunter struck a nerve in the legal community. Katherine Frink-Hamlett's article in the New York Law Journal wasn't revolutionary - she suggested that the jobless consider careers in procurement, compliance and law firm administration - but it was practical and sobering.
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International Edition

Barlows passes BD responsibilities to lawyers after job cuts

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has laid off three of its five business development personnel as part of an ongoing internal restructuring. The three employees' functions have been taken over by 10 professional support lawyers, headed up by associate director and senior professional support lawyer Marlene McConway. The move is part of a push to make the firm's business development function more driven by partners and fee-earners.
2 minute read

International Edition

Pannone's Kingsley steps down to join Manchester's JMW Solicitors

Pannone senior partner Joy Kingsley is set to leave the firm to take up the role of senior partner at Manchester-based JMW Solicitors...
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International Edition

Mayer Brown cuts 75 US jobs in new round of layoffs

Mayer Brown has laid off 28 associates and counsel and 47 members of staff from its US offices, reports The Am Law Daily. This is the firm's third round of job cuts in around 18 months. The firm let go of 33 associates and counsel in November 2008 and laid off 45 more lawyers last April. The announcement was contained in an internal memo, which states: "Although most of our practices are performing well, overall demand for legal services has not recovered fully, and in today's tight legal job market, voluntary lawyer departures have been significantly lower than our normal levels.
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International Edition

Howrey cuts 94 jobs in new round of layoffs

Howrey has laid off 29 associates and 65 members of staff from its 10 US offices, reports The Am Law Daily. CEO and managing partner Robert Ruyak announced the "reduction-in-force" in a memo to staff. Howrey's six offices in Europe and one office in Asia are unaffected by the downsizing.
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International Edition

Leadership roles in play at Linklaters and Freshfields

Two of the City's leading law firms are preparing for a number of top-level changes, with Linklaters' global corporate head role and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's senior partner, managing partner and chief executive positions to be decided this year. Linklaters corporate chief David Barnes is to step down in April after five years in the role, with the magic circle firm expected to make a decision on his successor in the spring.
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