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Hard Times at Seyfarth Shaw

Friday, November 20, 2009

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Hard Times at Seyfarth Shaw

Seyfarth Shaw has told half of its deferred associates that they will not be starting in January as planned. Instead, they are being redeferred to October 2010, and will receive a stipend of $2000 dollars per month starting in January. If that wasn’t enough bad news, Seyfarth is also cutting the salaries of [...]

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Morrison & Foerster Lower Incoming Associate Salaries in California

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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Morrison & Foerster Lower Incoming Associate Salaries in California

Morrison & Foerster is lowering the starting pay of its associates to $145,000 in California, while associates in New York and Asia will continue to receive the same pay. The firm is the first Big Law firm to lower California rates, which are generally the same as New York rates with associates in other [...]

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