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Schulte Roth & Zabel Lays Off 20 Lawyers; Defers Start Dates

Late last year, New York City's Schulte Roth & Zabel laid off 30 lawyers. This week the firm asked 20…

Bingham McCutchen, which ousted 16 attorneys and 23 staff last month, has deferred its incoming associate class to January, 2010.…

Kilpatrick Stockton has told its incoming associate class they have been deferred from September 2009 to April 2010. The deferrals…

Anglo-German law firm Taylor Wessing is asking for voluntary deferrals from its September 2009 and September 2010 incoming associate classes.…

The University of Texas School of Law has announced its Long Career Launch Program, which will aid graduates whose start…

The US News & World Report rankings for top US law schools will not be officially published until tomorrow -- but…

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has announced that start dates for first-year associates will be deferred from September 2009 to February…

Eversheds has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 10 lawyers in its real estate practice. The firm may find new positions…

UCLA School of Law has announced its Transition to Practice LL.M. Program, which will allow deferred associates to take an…

DLA Piper is deferring start dates for incoming associates to January, 2010. All deferred associates will get a $10,000 stipend…

Boston’s Goodwin Procter is deferring start dates for 60 members of its 125-person incoming associate class. Half will be pushed…

Northwestern University Law School will allow deferred graduates to postpone their monthly student loan payments until they start working. The…