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Is it possible that a first year gets laid off due to low hours

I’m a first year in a V10 biglaw corporate practice. We have a centralized staffing system and no billable hours requirement. I didn’t get much work earlier this year until April and May. I was supposed to have three closings in May, which would probably give me 200-300 hours. But I had an accident earlier this month and had to take a one-month medical leave/short term disability leave. I saw layoff posts in biglaw on reddit and I feel worried. I’m scared that my medical leave would cause low hours. Is it possible that a first year gets fired due to low hours? 

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u/Ok_Avocado_8911 — 2 days ago