Kirkland is once again stealth laying off people…stay away from this firm. They’d like people to believe all is well and that these are performance related. This firm is the most toxic of all and now has a collection of so many magic, silver circle... —  read more 

The most successful Biglaw firm in the world has reportedly conducted stealth layoffs across at least four of its office. This is the second time in less than six months that the firm has laid off... —  read more 

I don't work here but somebody close to me did until recently. I don't know the details, but I thought it was worth noting.

Layoffs Come To Kirkland & Ellis, The World’s Wealthiest Law Firm This: Now, we've received word that the firm has been conducting layoffs. And this: Kirkland had a round of layoffs this week for staff. Several people from several... —  read more 

This firm deserves to be named and shamed for the treatment of its attorneys and support staff during the slowdown of work and pandemic outbreak. It is resorting to the most disgusting behavior to get rid of the people it hired. This firm’s greed... —  read more 

“Kirkland & Ellis, a perennial presence in the legal adviser rankings for top M&A deal value, fell from the No. 1 spot at the end of Q1 in 2019 to No. 7 so far this year for global deals, watching its deal value totals plummet from over $210 billion... —  read more 

The writing is on the wall...