Edinburgh-headquartered McGrigors has launched a redundancy consultation with the aim of cutting 40 jobs across its UK network of offices. The redundancies are expected to affect fee-earners and support staff and will take place across the real estate, banking, projects and procurement, corporate, and risk advisory practice areas. The redundancy consultation, which began on Monday, […]
Upcoming cuts in public spending have led to Bevan Brittan announcing a third round of redundancy talks, the firm has confirmed. The firm said 26 roles were being considered as part of a consultancy with the number evenly split between personal assistants and fee earners. The news was first reported on legal website RollonFriday. In […]
Eversheds is to offshore HR, administration and finance roles, with 100 jobs at risk of redundancy as a result. The firm has signed a seven-year agreement with Accenture, which will also see Accenture develop a common IT platform for all the internationaloffices. Eversheds will also outsource HR support services and administration, general accounting functions, billing […]
Layoffs are ubiquitous, but mid-market firms are bearing the strain better than their more illustrious counterparts in the magic circle. When Olswang made 10 members of its real estate department redundant back in October 2007 (The Lawyer.com, 16 November 2007), lawyers and the legal press alike were shocked. While the credit crunch had meant deals […]