Skadden Offers Big Money for Voluntary Furloughs

Mon, Apr 13, 2009

Home, Jobs, Law Firms, Money

Free money!New York’s Skadden is offering all its associates, about 1,300 worldwide, the extraordinary option of taking one-third of their base pay not to work for a year.

The associates are being encouraged to use that time to work in public service law, but this is not a requirement.

The firm last month laid off an undisclosed number of staff attorneys and 50 support staffers. It has also launched a litigation program for its deferred incoming associates.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine called Skadden “Wall Street’s most powerful law firm.”

Share this story:
  • TwitThis
  • del.icio.us
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Furl
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Live
  • Sphinn
  • MySpace
  • NewsVine
  • Simpy
  • Technorati
  • E-mail this story to a friend!
  • Print this article!
  • Faves
  • Netvouz
  • Slashdot
  • Spurl

Related posts:

  1. Skadden Warns Summers: You Will Be Deferred to 2011
  2. Skadden Lays Off Staff Attorneys & 50 Staff
  3. Skadden Partners Jump Ship, Found New Firm
  4. Skadden Creates New Practice in Hong Kong
  5. Skadden Freezes Salaries for Counsel
  6. Skadden Slashing 2010 Summer Class Size by Half

, , , , , , , ,




0 Comments For This Post

1 Trackbacks For This Post

  1. [...] is offering all its associates, about 1,300 worldwide, the option of taking one-third of their base pay not to work for a [...]

Leave a Reply


Legal Authority
Do you know the #1 way to find, apply for, and get legal jobs? Click here to learn more about targeted mailing.

Tell a Friend

Your Name (required)Your e-mail address (required)
Your Friend's Name (required)Your Friend's e-mail address (required)
Your Comments: