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Proskauer Rose Defers Summers to Fall 2011

Erik Even — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:27 +0000

New York’s Proskauer Rose, which in March laid off 23 attorneys, is deferring its current Summer associates to Fall 2011.

Proskauer has not announced how many Summers will get job offers, and there has so far been no mention of stipends or fellowships.

The firm deferred its 2009 incoming associates class to March 2010 with a $20,000 stipend; those who deferred voluntarily to January 2011 got a $60,000 stipend.

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Founded in 1875, Proskauer Rose, formerly known as Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, is one of the United States’ largest law firms, with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Boston, Boca Raton, Chicago, Newark, New Orleans, São Paulo, London, Hong Kong, and Paris.

White & Case Deferring Summer Associates to 2011

Erik Even — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:21:48 +0000

White & Case has announced that Summer 2009 associates who are offered positions with the firm will not start until Fall 2011.

The firm expects to offer jobs to most if not all of the associates.

White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with 38 offices in 25 countries. It was founded in New York in 1901. The American Lawyer ranked the firm sixth by revenue in the US in its annual Am Law 100 financial survey for 2007.

Poyner Spruill Welcomes Summer Associates

Erik Even — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:25:40 +0000

Charlotte, North Carolina’s Poyner Spruill has brought on three Summer associates.

Hilary St. Louis received her BA from North Carolina State University, cum laude, and will graduate from the Charlotte School of Law in May 2010.

Ashley London received her BA from Erskine College. She will also graduate from the Charlotte School of Law in May 2011. Prior to entering law school, London was a reporter for the Charlotte Business Journal.

Andrew Freeman received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina. He attended North Carolina Central University Law School from 2007-2008, and will graduate from Wake Forest School of Law in 2010. Andrew clerked last summer for North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Edward Thomas Brady, and also worked as a legal intern in 2007 and 2008.

Poyner Spruill LLP, one of the largest firms in North Carolina, has approximately 110 attorneys with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, and Southern Pines.

Ropes & Gray Defers 2009 Summer Associates to 2011

Erik Even — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:55:50 +0000

Boston-based Ropes & Gray, which in March deferred its 2009 associate class, is deferring its current summer associates to “no earlier than January 2011.”

It is encouraging those deferred to find a public interest fellowship or a clerkship.

There has been no mention of stipends.

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Ropes & Gray LLP is a national law firm with offices located in Boston, New York City, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, Hong Kong and Tokyo; and a conference center in London. The firm has over 1,000 lawyers worldwide.