More Layoffs at Dickstein Shapiro
In a firm wide memo sent out today, Dickstein Shapiroannounced that three percent of its associates and ten percent of…
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Winston & Strawn Pushes Back Start Dates for Deferred Associates
Winston & Strawn's class of 2009 associates were deferred back in April, and were scheduled to begin mid January of…
Bonus Season has Begun!
Cravath Swaine & Moore has officially kicked off this years bonus season. It should come as no surprise that bonuses…
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.…
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,…
Staff Layoffs at WilmerHale
WilmerHale laid off 57 staff members across 4 offices today, with the biggest cuts coming in Washington DC and Boston.…
Squire Sanders Moving from Lockstep
Squire Sanders has joined the march away from lockstep compensation, and will implement a merit based pay system starting next…
Monday Roundup
Good morning everyone! Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day here in the states, so some of you might…
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…
Outside Counsel Spending Predicted to Decline
According to a new report from legal consultants BTI Consulting Group, spending on outside counsel will continue to drop next…
Fenwick & West the Latest Firm to Buy Off Incoming Associates
We've reported on a few firms that have paid incoming associates a stipend to, essentially, go away. In each of…
Voluntary Staff Layoffs at Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moringhas asked staff to voluntarily leave in order to bring them down to a four to one attorney/staff…