DLA set to cut up to 140
Added (2009-Feb-10)
DLA Piper has launched its second redundancy consultation in just three months with up to 140 jobs under threat.
The review, which could see as many as 30 fee earners and more than 100 members of support staff made redundant, will affect staff at all of the national firm’s eight UK offices. The consultation will not include partners.
The firm carried out a similar consultation in December last year, which resulted in 15 fee earners and 16 support staff being made redundant.
DLA Piper joint chief executive Sir Nigel Knowles said: "Having carefully considered current volumes of business activity and the predicted impact of the ongoing downturn, we are conducting a formal redundancy consultation process in the UK which is likely to result in up to 140 redundancies.
He added: “This is a difficult but necessary decision based on our reassessment of resource levels following the continuing deterioration of the market. This prudent action will align our capacity levels with existing client demands.”
The firm also made five fee earners in its technology, media and commercial group redundant in August 2008.
News of the consultation comes just days after Lovells launched a review which could see 94 London staff - including 18 fee earners and six professional support lawyers - made redundant.
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