Good morning everyone. Before we jump into the Monday grind, here’s a quick look back at Friday’s news… Katten moved up the start dates for some of its incoming associates……
Half a dozen incoming associates to the Katten Muchin Rosenman law firm have reason to celebrate. On Friday, the law firm sent out a statement rescinding their March decision to…
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…
Brown Rudnick, which had deferred the start dates of its 27 incoming associates for 2009, has restored start dates for 11 associates, due to an increase in bankruptcy and litigation…
Addleshaw Goddard, which laid off 19 partners in February and 85 staff in May, has approved new measures to save money on compensation. Some attorneys will work a four-day week…
Blank Rome is cutting starting salaries for incoming associates. The rundown is as follows: New York City: $145,000, down from $160,000 Philadelphia & Princeton: $130,000, from $145,000 Wilmington & Washington…
Like Dentons before it, Taylor Wessing will only hire half of their trainees. Thirteen of its 24 2009 trainees will be kept on in September. The firm is offering training…
Dentons, which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009 trainees. The firm says only 17 of its 31 September 2009…
Blawgs are reporting on a bizarre effort by Irish firm TO Doyle to get “interns” who will work for free. The bizarre part is that the “interns” are fully-qualified lawyers.…
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