DLA Piper posts solid results after layoffs

News Article - 19/01/2012 : dla piper, financial results, Human Resources, Human Resources, Community

DLA Piper's EMEA and Asian businesses today reported a 16.2 per cent revenue hike for the 2008 financial year.

The international firm boosted revenue from £490m in 2007 up to £584.9m during 2008. The EMEA and Asia group far outshone the...

DLA set to cut up to 140 in new redundancy round

News Article - 19/01/2012 : dla piper, recession, redundancies, Finance, Finance, Human Resources

DLA Piper has launched its second redundancy consultation in just three months with up to 140 jobs under threat.

The review, which could see as many as 30 fee earners and more than 100 members of support staff made redundant, will affect...

Bending over backwards - how City law firms are handling the flexible working question

News Article - 19/01/2012 : Allen & Overy, dla piper, flexible working, freshfields bruckhaus deringer, herbert smith, linklaters, Norton Rose, simmons & simmons, Human Resources, Human Resources

Offering staff the chance to work flexibly has become de riguer for forward-thinking City law firms - but has anyone really found the answer? Sofia Lind reports

 

At first glance flexible working can seem like a simple...