# City law firm set to slash jobs following overhaul

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/city-law-firm-set-to-slash-jobs-following-overhaul/
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:59:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T18:25:20+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/city-law-firm-set-to-slash-jobs-following-overhaul/
- Topics: Business, Economy

## Key points

- Pinsent Masons is consulting on job cuts in its Vario unit.
- The firm plans to integrate Vario more closely into its wider business.
- The number of roles affected has not been disclosed.

## Summary

Pinsent Masons is consulting staff about job cuts in Vario, its alternative legal services unit, as it reorganises how the service operates. The firm says it wants to integrate Vario’s people and capabilities more closely into the wider business, a change it describes as an evolution in how it serves clients.

The number of roles at risk has not been confirmed. Vario, launched in 2013, combines full-time employees with a freelance network and lists between 1,000 and 5,000 people on LinkedIn. Pinsent Masons reported £703 million in revenue for 2025/26, up more than 3 per cent, while profit per equity partner fell over 7 per cent to £740,000.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.