Few US law firms expect layoffs, says survey

A survey of more than 100 law firm leaders by American Lawyer indicates that attorneys at big law firms don't need to worry too much about joining the ranks of the unemployed in 2009. Firms such as White & Case, Brown Rudnick and Squire Sanders & Dempsey have already been handing out pink slips this year as the credit crunch brought deal-making to a halt, but cutting staff does not seem to be at the top law firms’ to-do lists for the moment.

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