Columbia Law School Announces Social Justice Fellowships
Columbia Law School has announced its Social Justice Pathways Fellowship program, which is basically equivalent to the kinds of public…
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Allen & Overy to Reduce Incoming Associate Class Sizes
In March, London’s Allen & Overy announced it would retain only 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March…
Fish & Richardson to Rescind Incoming Associate Job Offers
Global intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which earlier this month laid off 35 lawyers and 85 staff, has rescinded…
Morris Manning Cancels 2010 Summer Associate Program
First, Manhattan's Skadden announced that 2009 Summer Associate Program 3Ls, if they are offered jobs, will not begin until 2011.…
Pillsbury Offers Incoming Associates $60K to Drop Dead [Update]
Pillsbury, which has delayed start dates for its incoming first year associates to January 2010, is now offering $60,000 to…
Skadden Warns Summers: You Will Be Deferred to 2011
The 2009 Summer Associate Program at Skadden has begun. And the 3Ls have been warned that, if they get an…
Akerman Senterfitt Creates Florida’s First Minority Legal Pipeline Program
Akerman Senterfitt has announced a new partnership with the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Law School, one of Florida's oldest…
Massachusetts Superior Court Fires Clerks Before They Begin
The Massachusetts Superior Court has informed 25 3Ls they will not be hired after all as court clerks. It appears…
IRS Creates Internships for Law Students
The "evil" Internal Revenue Service, which I always have to remind people doesn't keep the money, has created two internships…
Sedgwick Detert to Cancel 2010 Associate Class
In what is undoubtedly going to be a major trend, Frisco law firm Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is the…
Day Pitney Lays Off 20 Lawyers, Defers Associates
Day Pitney, which laid off 66 staff members across it offices in February, today announced that 20 lawyers have been…
Wayne Law Announces Public Interest Fellowships
Wayne State University Law School has established the Public Interest Law Fellowships program, which this summer is providing $6,000 each…