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Freshfields to cut back Manchester paralegal ranks with redundancy round

Freshfields to cut back Manchester paralegal ranks with redundancy round
Will Lewallen
Will Lewallen
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15 September 2025
EmploymentUnited Kingdom

Freshfields has become the latest major law firm to announce job cuts this year, with up to 19 paralegal roles in Manchester set to be made redundant.

The news comes just over a decade after the magic circle firm launched in Manchester, a move which saw hundreds of support jobs transferred to the new base in northwest.

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