Baker McKenzie: AI and job cuts
1 ledger event. Latest: 6 Feb 2026, ~600 roles, graded C (Mixed).
6 Feb 2026 · ~600 roles
CMixed - Where
- Global
- Headcount
- Not confirmed by the firm; Legal Cheek understands under 10% (roughly 600) of global business services roles.
- Roles
- Business services, including marketing and secretarial support
- Stated reason
- Spokesperson: review 'rethinking the ways in which we work, including through our use of AI, introducing efficiencies'.
- AI mechanism
- AI among several efficiency reasons
- Why C
- AI is named as one of several factors; the headcount is a press estimate, not a firm figure.
- Sources
- Rehired since
- No reports found
- Status
- Reviewed · graded 23 Oct 2026 · approved 23 Oct 2026
Hiring data for related roles
Occupations below are our editorial mapping of the roles reported, not a company statement. Market-wide data, not Baker McKenzie's own hiring.