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Law Practice

Feb. 14, 2009

A Dark Day As Law Firms Shed 800 Jobs

A slew of law firms nationwide announced Thursday they were eliminating at least 793 employees as a result of the flailing economy, potentially marking the single biggest daily loss of employment in the legal industry since the beginning of the economic recession.

By Amanda Becker
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A slew of law firms nationwide announced Thursday they were eliminating at least 793 employees as a result of the flailing economy, potentially marking the single biggest daily loss of employment in the legal industry since the beginning of the economic recession.

In a single day, the massive layoffs across the legal sector amounted to roughly half the amount of people who have lost their ...

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