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Nov 2022
34m 45s

The Drumbeat Of Layoffs Getting Louder

LEGAL TALK NETWORK
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It's not 2009 all over again, but it's not great.

Layoffs are continuing to percolate through the legal industry. Will they stay contained to a few firms with hard hit clients or are we seeing the beginning of widespread firings. Meanwhile, Jones Day has another brush with the Streisand Effect, leading the panel to have to explain who Barbra Streisand is to our youngest member.

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