Clifford Chance has laid off 24 transactional attorneys in New York, and Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has laid off about 25 lawyers and 35 staffers across six offices in response to declining legal work during the recession. The London-based Clifford Chance also said it is deferring the start dates of 50 law school graduates and paying the prospective employees stipends during the furlough period. Clifford Chance also said it expects to lay off some New York staffers in the near future.
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