Law Practice
Feb. 7, 2009
As Downturn Hits Law Firms, Long Knives Are Coming Out
For decades, law firms have remained largely insulated from the economic downturns that resulted in mass layoffs and terminations in other industries - and from lawsuits filed by departing employees. But now that firms are hemorrhaging attorneys, experts say they may start seeing more suits filed by former employees, who face increasingly dismal job prospects - and the airing of salacious allegations that once remained hidden within firm walls.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - When Henry Har got let go from his position at Nixon Peabody last winter, the associate didn't cut his losses and look quietly for a new position. Instead, he filed a lawsuit against his former employer alleging a culture of sexual, homophobic and racially insensitive jokes that he says led to his termination from the firm's Los Angeles office. According to details in the public filing, Har...
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