Husch Blackwell Sanders has let go 10 attorneys in practices hard-hit by the recession. The cuts were firmwide at the 650-attorney Husch Blackwell firm, Co-Chairman Joe Conran said. The firm's real estate practice has been most affected by the recession, Conran said. In March, Husch Blackwell let go 17 attorneys and 45 staff members.

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U.S. law firms, including Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Shearman & Sterling; and WolfBlock, are abandoning tradition as they cut costs in the deepening recession by imposing merit pay, slashing salaries and generally putting an end to decades of associate entitlement. ...

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I’m not going to mention it. Not today. For at least 700 words of print on this page, there will be no reference at all to it. That thing. We started talking about it last year. Now we can’t stop ...

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As hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers sign up for unemployment each month and major employers head for bankruptcy court, many Americans would find it oh-so-nice to land a job guaranteed for life. The United States has no kings or ...

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In Do the Right Thing, consultant Gretchen Neels offers advice on professional etiquette and other behavioral issues that might arise in a law practice. Q. My colleague of 12 years was shown the door last week. While I am thankful ...

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Latham & Watkins, the fourth-largest U.S. law firm, is offering incoming lawyers $75,000 to take the year off. Latham, which fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff last week, said it is pushing back the start date for all incoming lawyers ...

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Latham & Watkins, the fourth-largest U.S. law firm, fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff as the economic slump erodes demand for its services. The cuts, amounting to 12 percent of the firm’s associates and 10 percent of its paralegals and ...

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Armstrong Teasdale has joined the ranks of Missouri law firms laying off attorneys and staff. The St. Louis-based firm this week let go seven lawyers and 23 staff members, or 6 percent of the firm’s total personnel, managing partner Michael ...

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Citing a deteriorating economy, Bryan Cave is laying off 58 attorneys and 76 staff members firmwide and freezing salaries for 2009. The steps followed efforts throughout 2008 to slash expenses in an attempt to avoid layoffs. "Over the course of the past year, we implemented a number of measures to reduce our costs," Chairman Don Lents said in an e-mail sent firmwide Thursday. "Unfortunately, the economy has continued to deteriorate, and we have concluded that further steps are necessary to adapt to this business climate."

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