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Comment on Quick Shucks – 10/30/09 by BankruptcyBill.us » Blog Archive » Law Shucks proposes “real” Fantasy Bankruptcy

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:11:25 +0000

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Comment on The Month in Layoffs – October 09 by unioninlawfirms

unioninlawfirms — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:02 +0000

I guess the giant Dickstein Shapiro is first on the list for November.

I appreciate that you acknowledge that law firms attempt to be coy about their lay offs.
Hundred of jobs are eliminated through performance review scams – afterall there are no unions in law firms so it's a secretary against a multimillionaire attorney with lots of litigation experience. A paralegal can have several years of outstanding performance reviews and then bam! they have huge "problems" with your performance during the Great Recession. So he/she ends up "resigning."
I know of several additional lay offs not included in these charts but you're black balled if you talk to the press so no one says anything.
Thanks for maintaining this. It's important.

Comment on Tracking Down the Lawyers from the Lehman Diaspora by tatum

tatum — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:30:13 +0000

Thanks for a very interesting article.

Comment on Goldman Engagement Letter Screwup by LearnedHandSolo

LearnedHandSolo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:28:38 +0000

i have no conscience and I wouldn't work there.

Comment on Quick Shucks – 10/29/09 by Joe

Joe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:15:16 +0000

Well, firms may not be hiring, but they certainly are charging more for their services!

Comment on Goldman Engagement Letter Screwup by Ted

Ted — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:24:43 +0000

Anyone with a conscience would refuse to work for those thieving banksters.

Comment on Quick Shucks – 10/27/09 by Joe

Joe — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:12:42 +0000

I think some people are just looking for affirmation of the decisions they’ve already made.

Comment on Firm Fight! Ropes v Kirkland by lawshucks

lawshucks — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:15:00 +0000

We touched on that in this article a few weeks ago
http://lawshucks.com/2009/09/management-shakeup-p...

love the star wars allusion… you obviously know, but for those who don't, white & case's headquarters is affectionately known as "The Death Star" because it's a big, ugly, monolithic black building on 6th ave

Comment on Firm Fight! Ropes v Kirkland by LearnedHandSolo

LearnedHandSolo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:23 +0000

wow great list, great analysis – silent third party here is White & Case, whose London office is cratering faster than the Millenium Falcon in an asteroid field.

Comment on London Lawyer Blew Severance on Coke by John Knutton

John Knutton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:40:45 +0000

I guess there's a reason that lawyers have such high rates of substance abuse!

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