A Texas based big law recruiter posted on her LinkedIn that there have been layoffs (some stealth) in Dallas and Houston at several firms. I’m in the Dallas market at a major firm and haven’t heard of this. Can anyone confirm?

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Haven’t seen this at my Dallas office (yet).

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Yes, it’s happened. Some big law firms still struggling. It’s been mostly the newer class years that have been cut. Basically firms over hired during pandemic.

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I’ve seen at least one instance at my firm this year. However, it was way nicer than the usual method of firing and giving 3-4 months severance. This attorney (a junior) was kindly asked to move along but not given a strict deadline from my understanding.

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No layoffs at my firm in Houston.

I haven’t heard this in Houston

No layoffs at my firm in Dallas (yet?)

Thanks, everyone! This makes me feel better lol I was worried that I was really out of the loop. So odd that this recruiter would post this type of attention-grabbing thing on her LinkedIn - she seemed fairly reputable until now.

She’s extremely reputable. I don’t doubt that she’s heard that this is happening

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