Wake Up Call: Goodwin Said to Make Layoffs as Demand Wilts

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• Goodwin & Procter has made an unspecified number of layoffs to respond to a downturn in demand, legal blog Above The Law reported, citing tips from multiple offices at the Big Law firm. One tipster told the blog that “It sounds like a broad reduction in force based on anticipated need in the future.” The apparent layoffs at Goodwin follow recent job cuts at Cooley LLP, Gunderson Dettmer Stough, and Kirkland & Ellis after a plunge in ...