tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post3172876850371843180..comments2023-05-18T08:38:40.653-07:00Comments on Hiring Partner's Office: BigLaw DepressionHiring Partnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710057745232582656noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-63109077442177275282009-02-24T13:35:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:35:00.000-08:00HP is very quiet again ... I wonder if a repeat of...HP is very quiet again ... I wonder if a repeat of Black Thursday is on the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-86384948759173442232009-02-22T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-22T10:00:00.000-08:00I second 12:54's question, immediately above.I second 12:54's question, immediately above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-32918869930128342862009-02-21T12:54:00.000-08:002009-02-21T12:54:00.000-08:00Hey HP, or anyone else for that matter, what's the...Hey HP, or anyone else for that matter, what's the prevailing thought out there right now as to how long this drought will last? Certainly no hiring seen for 09, right? Is it projected to last through 2010 as well? Beyond? I'm not looking for an exact science here, just a sense for what people think. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-15712880594960736112009-02-20T13:16:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:16:00.000-08:00sentence sure sounds like layoffs at HPs firm were...sentence sure sounds like layoffs at HPs firm were Thursday and I thought HP said he was an HP at a top 100 (or top 200?) firm.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this sentence particularly intrigues me: And if a firm says layoffs aren't happening or contemplated..they are lying!<BR/><BR/>A few follow-ups to this (perhaps better to respond in a new post to respond? seems to me it would be a great read for all):<BR/><BR/>1. How can you be so sure ALL firms have to be contemplating layoffs of either staff and/or attorney? Are you saying even Wachtell and Williams and Connolly are considering layoffs? A good answer to this question might go a long way to explain the absolutes about how all law firms operate financially. I realize many firms over-leveraged as the partners lusted after obscene PPP and that many grew with reckless abandon or added offices throughout the world thereby foolishly creating massive amounts of overhead and fixed costs via real-estate, but not all firms did either of these.<BR/>2. Are there not practice areas that are doing quite well? (and if so, what are they?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-24882806285323775622009-02-20T07:00:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:00:00.000-08:00I'd like to see a post on practice groups and thei...I'd like to see a post on practice groups and their respective exit options, whether some open more doors than others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-41859522261775331252009-02-19T19:01:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:01:00.000-08:00fear not, Anonymous 535, i do try to be careful an...fear not, Anonymous 535, i do try to be careful and I didn't say mine was on black thursday, heck it doesn't even have to be one of the well publicized ones. Layoffs are all over -- geographically, by different firm sizes, public and non public. And if a firm says layoffs aren't happening or contemplated..they are lying!Hiring Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710057745232582656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-91494932129546250262009-02-19T17:52:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:52:00.000-08:00Anonymous - there are firms ALL over the country d...Anonymous - there are firms ALL over the country doing lay offs. Unless HP has previously mentioned a geographical region I don't think it narrows it down much at all. I am in a very small state and firms here are laying off left and right. Never mind "big law."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-32969707100155281252009-02-19T17:35:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:35:00.000-08:00"Then, Black Thursday came around with all sorts o..."Then, Black Thursday came around with all sorts of layoffs and bad news and even HP's firm let some people go." <BR/><BR/>You realize this sentence alone, without pairing it up with any other posts, narrows down who you are to a handful of people?<BR/><BR/>I'm not a huge fan of the blog (at least yet) but there is some useful stuff and I certainly don't want an HP trying to distill some information anonymously to be outed, so maybe you want to delete that sentence or rephrase it and delete my post? Just a suggestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com