More bad news for Shearman & Sterling. According to an internal message shared with Above the Law by a tipster (see below), the firm is once again cutting headcount. This “global workforce reduction” focuses Business Services. The amount of impacted individuals is unclear, though the firm has indicated they’ll inform impacted folks in the Americas this week and in EMEA and APAC over the coming weeks.
This is only the latest stumble for Shearman having announced associate and staff layoffs earlier this year. They’ve also seen slower growth in both revenue and profits over the last 20 years compared with its peer firms and a disappointing bonus season last year with many associates feeling screwed by the process. And of course, the anticipated merger between Shearman and Hogan Lovells was scrapped in March.
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