Yesterday, nearly 800 associates and legal staff across the United States lost their jobs -- further victims of the economic downturn.
Among the firms making the cuts were:
DLA Piper
Holland & Knight
Dechert
Bryan Cave
Epstein Becker & Green
Cozen O'Connor
For more details, read the full article in the National Law Journal.
Although not mentioned in NLJ's article, earlier this week intellectual property boutique Darby & Darby also laid off several attorneys and an array of support staff, including secretaries and paralegals, in its New York and Seattle offices.
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You're not "just" a secretary.
You're the one who holds it all together.
You're the hum and flash of that well-oiled machine they call The Office.
You make the city's big shots look brilliant.
You're a juggler, a gatekeeper, a diplomat.
You bring home the bacon and you fry it up in the pan.
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