Law360.com Quotes Huse in "Law Firm Layoffs May Pick Up Speed This Fall"

In the recent article from Law360.com, Law Firm Layoffs May Pick Up Speed This Fall, Aebra Coe asked Jill Huse to share her perspectives on both layoffs and strategic cuts to areas that are no longer needed, busy or profitable as the year wanes.

In addition to layoffs related to some practice areas that have seen a downturn in business due to the economic slowdown, law firms are also adjusting staffing because the pandemic has transformed how they operate and how they view their staffing needs, according to Jill Huse, co-founder of consultancy Society 54.

"With lawyers and staff adapting to their new work-from-home environments, people are becoming more self-sufficient and relying less on support staff," Huse said. "Law firms are looking at the decreased productivity of those professionals who aren't timekeepers to evaluate job necessity. This is a short-term solution that is being dictated by our physical environment, but it could have lasting effects on the structure of our firms as we all learn how to work differently."

Read the article in its entirety here.