Alameda County, California to Cut 29 Attorneys
Alameda County, California’s new budget calls for layoffs and program cuts to close a $178 million funding deficit, including cutting…
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Chicago’s Cozen O’Connor is Recruiting
The Chicago office of Philadelphia's Cozen O'Connor is recruiting, seeking to double its attorney workforce. Next year the office will…
Frost Brown Todd Cuts Incoming Associate Salaries
Incoming associates at Cincinnati's Frost Brown Todd will get a lower salary, although specific numbers have not been released. In…
Pillsbury Cuts Associate Pay [Update]
Pillsbury, which offered associates $60,000 to leave the firm, is imposing associate salary reductions based on hours. Salaries are being…
Cravath Defers 2010 Associate Class to 2011; Offers Sweet Deferal Option to 2009ers
Cravath, which in March deferred its 150-member incoming associate class to October or November 2009 or January 2010, has some…
Fish & Richardson Will NOT Cut Associate Pay
Contrary to early online reports, global intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson has not announced pay cuts. In fact, at…
Bryan Cave Cuts Salaries
Bryan Cave has announced it is cutting associate salaries 10% across the board. No one's salary will be reduced below…
Boulder County DA Fires 6 Prosecutors
Colorado's Boulder County District Attorney’s Office has terminated six prosecutors, including well-known attorneys Colette Cribari and Bryan Quiram. Deputy district…
Father & Son to Found Law Firm
Baltimore, Maryland's Snyder, Weltchek & Snyder is losing name partner Robert J. Weltchek, who leaves the firm this week to…
Clifford Chance Litigation Team Lands at Gibson Dunn
The speculation is over. Mark Kirsch, former head of Clifford Chance ’s US litigation practice, has landed at Gibson Dunn…
O’Melveny & Myers Freezes Staff Salaries
O’Melveny & Myers, which in March laid off 190 people, is freezing salaries for staffers across the firm. Lawyers are…
Shearman & Sterling Announces Start Dates
In April, New York’s Shearman & Sterling deferred its 2009 associate class. Incoming associates were offered a stipend to defer…