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Copenhagen (Denmark), Beijing (China), United Kingdom, other locations
Sector
Professional Services 69 - Legal and accounting activities 69.1 - Legal activities 69.1 - Legal activities
166 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
25 January 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
International law firm Eversheds will cut up to 166 jobs in a worldwide reorganisation. Among others, the company will close its office in Copenhagen, Denmark (29 jobs), reorganise its operations in the UK and open a new office in Beijing, China. All in all, 84 non-lawyers and 82 lawyers will be affected.
The reorganisation marks the sixth redundancy round of the law company since September 2008. Next to redundancies, Eversheds looks for redeployment and relocation opportunities and offers work opportunities at temporary lawyer service Eversheds Agile.
Sources
24 January 2013: The law society Gazette
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Eversheds, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 74832, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74832.