Pinsent Masons Defers Start Dates
Pinsent Masons, which is in the midst of a redundancy consultation, has asked 25% of its incoming trainees to defer…
Law Students
UC Irvine Law Hires Seven New Faculty Members
The new UC Irvine School of Law, which opens this fall, has hired seven new faculty members, bringing its total…
Press Slams Freshfields for Trainee Layoffs [Update 2]
In May, London’s Freshfields announced that only 14 of its class of 48 trainees set to start this Fall would…
Harvard Law Reduces Summer Job Requirement
Most students receiving financial aid from Harvard Law School are required to work for 10 weeks over the summer, the…
Albany Law School Boasts 94% Employment for ’08 Grads
Albany Law School has announced a 94% employment rate in legal positions for its 2008 graduating class, outpacing the national…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Okays Deferred Associates as Interns
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Committee on Judicial Ethics has signed off on a proposal that would allow deferred law-firm…
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…
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…
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…
Senior Partners at Tods Murray Defect to Anderson Strathern
Two senior partners at Edinburgh law firm Tods Murray have quit to join crosstown rival Anderson Strathern. John Biggar, a…
Wiggin and Dana Defers Incoming Associates to February 2010
Wiggin and Dana, which in March laid off 14 attorneys and 14 staff, has deferred its incoming associates to February…
Shipman & Goodwin Defers Associates
Connecticut's Shipman & Goodwin, which cut 26 jobs in April, is deferring three of its eight incoming associates. The three…