Law firm Paul Hastings has repudiated accusations that they are laying off attorneys. Instead of layoffs, the firm has replied that they did let a few attorneys go, but because of performance reviews, not economic reasons. An email to a Paul Hastings associate from previously fired Shinyung Oh was recently leaked. Oh says that she was notified that she needed to improve a week prior to her performance review. Her 2006 review actually states that her performance was at or above expectations. For these reasons, Oh believes that the firm is laying off associates for economic reasons and performance reviews are being used to hide this fact. Paul Hastings denies these accusations and says that last year’s numbers are relatively close to this years.

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