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Major Redundancies @ IP Specialist Law Firm Davies Collinson Cave
Posted by The Spy | Posted in Davies Collison Cave, Firm Gossip | Posted on 8.08am
Thanks very much to the anonymous spy who sent us the following comments regarding a firm about which we have reported little:
FYI - I’m no Davies Collison Cave insider but I’ve now heard from 6 different people that DCC made 25 people redundant last week. That’s roughly 10% of the firm’s entire workforce! The redundancies were reputedly across all areas of the firm and all offices. Essentially DCC and Sprusons are the two specialist IP firms who rely most heavily on the local filings of international patents and TM’s to fill their coffers. These areas dried up come the GFC and have yet to recover so I guess DCC finally decided to pull the pin on a quarter century of unsuspecting sods. So much for economic recovery….
On Davies’ internet recruitment page, the following comments are made:
…We pride ourselves on the talent of our people who provide innovative, commercially focused solutions.
Very regrettably, if the rumour reported above is true, it seems that the Davies partnership lacked the “innovation” upon which it prides itself to avoid wholesale redundancies.
Are further cuts being made in your office? What have your heard about 2010 sackings?
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Australia: Patent hearings moving to smaller firms e.g. http://bit.ly/atpARg whilst big patent firms poss feeling pinch http://bit.ly/8ZqAGF
Davies Collinson Cave is an excellent firm. We feel very sorry for the people involved.
Can we help? I went solo 4 years ago & have not looked back (www.1p.com.au). We can, along with other firms, offer what we learnt in going solo, then growing, to provide greater options to those who were laid off.
Further, as a profession, we believe that it is worth working together to help. Collectively, let’s help!
Michael, you went solo because everyone in the industry knows that you have no people skills and were not liked by your peers.
Its also very poor form to feign concern for those who have been laid off in a veiled attempt to plug your own firm.
Michael, the consumate high tech lawyer / patent attorney, should offer them all jobs. I see no careers section on his website.
The only possibility of collective action would be for our beloved HR managers to sit round the happy campfire and belt Kumbaya out a couple of times, while holding the classifieds aloft. Maybe not. Douche.