Reed Smith has laid off 45 lawyers across its offices in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, along with an unidentified number of staff.
The news was first reported on legal website Above the Law and was confirmed by Reed Smith in a statement from global managing partner Sandy Thomas. Thomas told The Legal on Thursday that the moves were done to improve efficiency in the delivery of legal services and better meet client expectations for how matters should be staffed. He said the firm would continue to hire lawyers.
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