ACLU: Indiana Law Examiners Can’t Ask About Mental Illness
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has launched a class action lawsuit against the Indiana Board of Law Examiners,…
Law Students
Orrick Defers Summer Associate Offers to 2012
San Francisco’s Orrick, which laid off 300 employees in March, has informed its 2009 summers associates that any job offers…
University of Illinois Law “Jobs-for-Entry” Scheme Revealed [Update]
The Chicago Tribune has uncovered a "jobs-for-entry" scandal at the University of Illinois College of Law, in which the law…
Ropes & Gray Defers 2009 Summer Associates to 2011
Boston-based Ropes & Gray, which in March deferred its 2009 associate class, is deferring its current summer associates to "no…
Blank Rome Cuts Starting Associate Salaries
Blank Rome is cutting starting salaries for incoming associates. The rundown is as follows: New York City: $145,000, down from…
University of Miami Law to Defer Incoming Students
For months now, Biglaw firms have been offering voluntary, or imposing involuntary, deferral schemes on incoming associates. Now a law…
Study: Growing Pay Gap for Associates
A study by the National Association for Law Placement, or NALP, shows a widening disparity in law firm associate salaries,…
Pillsbury Associates Still Waiting to Hear About Deferals
Pillsbury has missed its own deadline to inform 22 of its 54 incoming associates that they will be deferred again,…
Harvard Law Loses 12 Staff
The other day, we reported about layoffs at Harvard Law School. We now know that 12 staffers were let go…
DLA Piper Defers its Deferred Associates
DLA Piper is making major changes to its associate program, including further deferrals of associates who were deferred back in…
Layoffs at Harvard Law
In May, a JDJournal tipster let us know that Harvard Law School planned to cut staff after a 10% budget…
Kaye Scholer Slashes Associate Pay
Kaye Scholer is cutting pay for associates who bill under 1,600 hours this year. First- and second-years who aren't on…