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DLA Piper is deferring start dates for incoming associates to January, 2010.
All deferred associates will get a $10,000 stipend in addition to a bar stipend.
The firm is also offering voluntary pro bono fellowships, which pay $5,000 per month throughout 2010. DLA Piper must approve the positions.
Recently, DLA Piper laid off or furloughed Dubai associates; cut partner pay by 11.4%; and laid off 20 lawyers & 34 staff in Asia.
DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world, with more than 3,700 lawyers in North America and Europe.
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