JD Journal » alternative employment http://www.jdjournal.com Legal Industry News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Mayer Brown Finds Work for Laid Off Associates http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/05/28/mayer-brown-finds-work-for-laid-off-associates/ http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/05/28/mayer-brown-finds-work-for-laid-off-associates/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 23:23:52 +0000 Erik Even http://www.jdjournal.com/?p=13037 Mayer BrownWhen Mayer Brown laid off 45 lawyers and 90 staff in April, it promised “placement opportunities with pro bono organizations and corporate legal departments for some associates.”

The firm has come through on its promise for nine former associates, who have been placed in year-long, in-house jobs at seven Mayer Brown corporate clients. The law firm will pay the lawyers a $60,000 salary plus benefits.

The firm also placed five laid-off associates at public interest organizations.

Mayer Brown is one of the largest global law firms both by number of lawyers and revenue. The firm has over 1,800 lawyers in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe

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