Day Pitney, which in May laid off 20 lawyers and deferred incoming associates to January 2010, has announced it is revamping its Summer associate program for 2010. The new eight-week program will focus on apprenticeships and practical experience, shadowing lawyers and getting one-on-one coaching. The program will also include workshops and community service activities. The new program [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 22, 2009
Howrey, which laid off 25 staff in April, is adopting an “apprenticeship” program for its incoming associates, similar to that proposed by Drinker Biddle in May. Under Howrey’s Tier 1 Program, new associates will spend only one-third of their time in their first year on billable client work. The rest will be spent on pro bono [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 12, 2009
Incoming associates at Cincinnati’s Frost Brown Todd will get a lower salary, although specific numbers have not been released. In addition, the new associates will spend their first 1,000 hours in an “apprenticeship program.” Clients will be billed at a lower rate for work done by “apprentices.” I keep putting the word “apprentice” in quotes because an [...]
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