Jobs for junior lawyers dry up as boom ends

Britain’s largest law firms are reducing the number of junior lawyers they are hiring amid concerns that debt finance and corporate takeover work both in London and overseas has largely dried up. A partner of one of the City’s largest international law firms said: “It has definitely gone quieter in the States and we are seeing quieter times in London. There are slowdowns in Amsterdam and Paris, while Germany is buoyant."

Jobs for junior lawyers dry up as boom ends business.timesonline.co.uk Wed, May 14, 2008