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More Bonuses

More Bonuses

-Insert cookie cutter story here- Debevoise & Plimpton announced bonuses today. Second verse, same as the first… I’m rapidly running out of new and creative ways to say this, so…

Hard Times at Seyfarth Shaw

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…

Reed Smith Cuts Salaries

Reed Smith Cuts Salaries

Just a few weeks after announcing it was moving away from lockstep compensation and doing away with associate classes, Reed Smith is cutting associate salaries by 20% for all incoming…

Incoming Associate Class Split, Half Will do Pro Bono Work at Reduced Salary

Incoming Associate Class Split, Half Will do Pro Bono Work at Reduced Salary

Incoming associates at Kaye Scholer will all start in January, right on (deferred) schedule. The only thing is, half of them will be paid $100,000 less per year than their…

Arent Fox Revokes Offers to New Associates

Arent Fox Revokes Offers to New Associates

On Monday we reported that Alston Bird was deferring its deferrals again, indefinitely. Arent Fox has taken a different approach. Rather than indefinitely extend deferrals, the firm has chosen to…

Fulbright & Jaworski Lays Off 6 Associates, 4 Staff

Fulbright & Jaworski Lays Off 6 Associates, 4 Staff

Blawgs are reporting that Fulbright & Jaworski has laid off six associates and four staff at its Los Angeles office. Five of the associates targeted were first-years. If you have…

Howrey Adopts Apprenticeship Model for First Years

Howrey Adopts Apprenticeship Model for First Years

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…

Gardere Wynne Sewell Slashes New Associate Salaries

Gardere Wynne Sewell Slashes New Associate Salaries

Gardere Wynne Sewell, which laid off an undisclosed number of attorneys and staff in March, has cut salaries for incoming new associates from $160,000 to $145,000. Second years will have…

Crowell & Moring Reducing Salaries for Some Lawyers

Crowell & Moring Reducing Salaries for Some Lawyers

Crowell & Moring has told as many as 20 lawyers across the firm that their salaries will be reduced in light of reduced hours. First year associates were not affected.…

Update: Hogan & Hartson Reduces Pay for Certain First-Year Associates

Update: Hogan & Hartson Reduces Pay for Certain First-Year Associates

Yesterday Hogan & Hartson laid off 93 US support staff. Today we learn more about changes in compensation for associates who joined the firm in Fall 2008. Hogan offers two…

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