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White & Case Cuts 70 Lawyers, 100 Staff; Low Attrition a Problem

By Dan Slater

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whiteWhite & Case is laying off 70 lawyers and 100 staff, according to Nicholas Clarke, a firm spokesman.

“This is not a performance-based reduction,” said Clarke. “But there were instances where that was the case. There were also other factors involved, including seniority and staff utilization – meaning people laid off who are in practices where the head count is greater than the work for them to do. Two examples are securities and banking.”

Clarke continued: “Those factors, coupled with the fact that we’ve had lower-than-normal attrition — owing to a down economy and associates wanting to stay — has given us higher numbers.”

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on November 11, 2008 (boomark / email).

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