Womble Carlyle laid off a bunch of people yesterday, but relax: ex-Gov. Bob Ehrlich was not among them. First of all, the fired employees appear to have been associates and staffers. Second of all, none of the cuts affected Womble’s ...

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Be honest here: Do you turn off your computer when you leave work for the day? Most of you probably don’t. It’s not your energy bill, right? I have a few coworkers who seem to think shutting down their system ...

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Saul Ewing is cutting employees again, but the firm’s Baltimore lawyers seem to have dodged a bullet for the second time. The Legal Intelligencer in Philadelphia is reporting that the Philly-based firm is cutting seven associates and seven staffers. Six ...

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Good morning! Here are a few law links to kick off your week: * The Sun writes about an alleged “black widow” murder case where the victim was not identified for seven years. * Law Shucks, via Above the Law, ...

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Mandatory reductions in hours? Forced sabbaticals? Laid-off partners? What is the legal world coming to?

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From the Am Law people comes a list of the law firms who have laid off the highest percentage of associates since Sept. 30, 2008. San Francisco-based Orrick tops the list, having gotten rid of almost 20 percent of its ...

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Last month brought nothing but heartache for hundreds of thousands of American workers. A report released Wednesday indicates that there were 241,749 planned job cuts for the month of January, most of which came from the retail sector. There is ...

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Whether you’re still gainfully employed or one of the many victims of the economic downturn, the last few months haven’t been easy. More layoffs seem to lurk around every turn. And when news of The Baltimore Examiner’s closure broke this ...

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About a week ago I sat down to write a blog post about the imminent death of Circuit City, and what its demise would mean for my (rather expensive) store warranty for my television (verdict: it would die, too). But ...

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Whiteford, Taylor & Preston has cut multiple full-time administrative employees to part-time because the firm wants to be financially “prudent,” managing partner Al Mezzanotte said Wednesday. He declined to specify how many positions or which ones were downgraded. “There aren’t ...

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