Eight lawyers and eight support staff will likely be made redundant by Dunedin law firm Anderson Lloyd Lawyers. Chairman Stephen Christensen told media the firm was still in negotiations regarding the restructuring and a final decision is still “several weeks” away.

Christensen said the firm’s clients had been hit hard by the recession and the restructuring was necessary to ensure Anderson Lloyd is “well-positioned for the future”.

Christensen said the brunt of the restructuring would be felt by the firm’s head office in Dunedin but that its other offices would be affected also. Anderson Lloyd has 31 partners and 14 associates working in offices in Christchurch, Dunedin, and Queenstown.