Milwaukee’s Quarles & Brady has “suspended” its 2010 Summer Associate Program, citing its commitment to hire its new 2009 associates class, which has been deferred to January 2010. Quarles & Brady LLP is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to the National Law Journal’s 2007 rankings, it was the 90th largest law firm in the United States, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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, August 3, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw, which laid off 50 people in May, has announced it will not host a Summer associate program in 2010. The firm stressed that the cancellation is a one-time decision, and is not permanent. It will also continue to hire from law schools. Last year’s Summers will start in either January or October 2010, and this [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 27, 2009
Atlanta’s Morris Manning, which recently canceled its 2010 Summer Associate Program, is slashing salaries based on how much work a particular practice group is bringing in. The real estate, commercial lending, and general corporate practice groups are taking 15% salary cuts. All other groups will see 10% cuts. Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, is 175-lawyer firm with [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 20, 2009
Squire Sanders has decided not to plan a 2010 Summer associate program, although the firm intends to reevaluate its hiring situation in the Spring. This on the same day that Thompson Hine and Ballard Spahr notified law schools that they have canceled their 2010 Summer associate programs. The firm is still accepting resumes, which may be evaluated [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 20, 2009
On the same day that Ballard Spahr and Squire Sanders made similar announcements, Thompson Hine has decided to cancel its 2010 Summer Program. The firm may still recruit for specific practice groups. In February, the firm imposed an across-the-board $17,500 base salary reduction on associates and other non-partner lawyers. Founded in 1911, Thompson Hine employs more than 400 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 20, 2009
Ballard Spahr has followed the example made by Morgan Lewis last week, and canceled its 2010 Summer Program. The firm made no formal announcement, but notified law schools of the decision. Thompson Hine and Squire Sanders made similar announcements today. Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll employs more than 550 lawyers in twelve offices located throughout the mid-Atlantic corridor [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Morgan Lewis has announced a series of steps designed to save cash, including the complete cancellation of its 2010 Summer Associate Program. The firm will do no on-campus interviewing this Fall; and current summer associates are seeing their start dates pushed back to 2011. The firm also intends to end lock-step compensation in 2010, switching to a [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 5, 2009
Winstead, which in April canceled its 2009 summer associate program, has let go 20 employees, according to the Dallas Morning News. No additional information, such as whether lawyers were affected, is available. If you know anything about layoffs at at Winstead, please send us a confidential tip. Winstead PC has offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
First, Manhattan’s Skadden announced that 2009 Summer Associate Program 3Ls, if they are offered jobs, will not begin until 2011. Now Atlanta’s Morris Manning has said they will not have a 2010 Summer Associate Program at all. From the memo: This decision was made because we don’t know when the economy will pick up, we feel that our [...]
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