News In Focus
7 April 2009
Maclay, Murray & Spens lays off 38 staff
“Big four” Scottish law firm Maclay, Murray & Spens is cutting its workforce by 38 posts, including some qualified solicitors.
The layoffs represent about 6% of MMS’s total headcount of 579. Chief Executive Magnus Swanson said the decision had been an extremely difficult one to take. The firm had implemented a number of measures to minimise the number of job losses, including seizing opportunities to second lawyers to clients, redeploying staff to busier areas and offering prospective trainees a package to defer their start date.
He added: "However, given the economic environment in which we operate, further action was necessary. We aim to ensure our business is in the correct shape to service the needs of our clients as we anticipate they will evolve in the next two to three years."
MMS – which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Aberdeen – said the staff affected would receive an "enhanced" redundancy package, including support in finding future work.