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Chadbourne & Parke Restoring Salaries

Chadbourne & Parke Restoring Salaries

In April, Chadbourne & Parke cut associate salaries and promised that some or all of the money would be returned based on each associates contribution to the firm. Now it…

Sutherland Ditches Lockstep

Sutherland Ditches Lockstep

Atlanta based Sutherland is joining the rush to abandon lockstep compensation and is moving to a merit based system similar to the one other top firms have adopted or are…

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…

Scary Days at Drinker Biddle

Scary Days at Drinker Biddle

Drinker Biddle managed to avoid deferring its incoming associates this year by cutting salaries, as we reported back in May. Apparently that wasn’t enough, as sources are reporting more than…

We’re Doing This for Your Own Good… Really!

We’re Doing This for Your Own Good… Really!

Do you wake up every morning hoping that today will be the day that your firm will improve attorney development, and strengthen its ability to recruit, retain and develop the…

New Round of Salary Cuts at Allen Matkins

New Round of Salary Cuts at Allen Matkins

Allen Matkins is having a rough year. Back at the end of March the firm let some attorneys go. First year associate salaries were cut, along with the salaries of…

Morrison & Foerster Lower Incoming Associate Salaries in California

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…

Nixon Peabody Lay Offs – Shhhh

Nixon Peabody Lay Offs – Shhhh

In February we told you about staff layoffs at Nixon Peabody, and in April we reported on salary cuts. Those salary cuts were billed as a way to save associate…

Chadbourne Defers Half its Incoming Associates

Chadbourne Defers Half its Incoming Associates

Half of the incoming class of associates at Chadbourne & Parke have been deferred indefinitely. The firm will pay the deferred associates an additional stipend of $60,000. This deferral comes…

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