New York plaintiffs firm Napoli Shkolnik PLLC sued one of its trial attorneys Thursday for allegedly violating her employment agreement and New York law by performing little to no work and competing with the firm through her own practice while working remotely.
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP has laid off approximately 3% of its attorneys and staff as part of a workforce reduction, the firm confirmed Monday, becoming the latest in a string of law firms to announce layoffs due to economic challenges.
Shearman & Sterling LLP confirmed Wednesday that it is laying off 12 attorneys and 26 business professionals, joining several BigLaw firms that are reducing their workforces due to macroeconomic pressures and changing market conditions.
Goodwin Procter LLP is laying off an unspecified number of attorneys and staffers, according to a Thursday internal memo reviewed by Law360 Pulse, becoming the latest BigLaw firm to reduce its workforce amid a slowdown in client demand across the U.S. legal industry.
Following two months of slow growth, employment in the legal industry cooled slightly in December, with the sector losing approximately 400 jobs compared to November, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.