{"id":150641,"date":"2026-05-07T04:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/07\/mcdermott-associate-layoffs-point-to-shifting-client-needs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T04:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:38:13","slug":"mcdermott-associate-layoffs-point-to-shifting-client-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/07\/mcdermott-associate-layoffs-point-to-shifting-client-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"McDermott Associate Layoffs Point to &#8216;Shifting Client Needs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The news of associate cuts at a high-ranking Am Law 100 firm has frayed the nerves of some in Big Law, amid economic concerns this year related to rising energy prices and inflation, and worries about timeliness of clients paying legal bills.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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