Law Students

Ballard Spahr Defers Start Dates

Ballard Spahr has informed its incoming class that it is delaying 2009 start dates to September 2010. There will be…

Dewey & LeBoeuf has shut offices and cut pay. Now the firm has deferred start dates for its 2009 incoming…

San Diego's Luce Forward has confirmed it rescinded offers to all of its incoming associate class and canceled its 2009…

Boston-based Ropes & Gray is deferring start dates for the 2009 class, and is offering "new alternatives" to help associates…

Katten Muchin Rosenman has confirmed it is laying off 69 people today, and cutting the salaries of "underutilized" associates. The…

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin has rescinded offers to six of its incoming first-year associates, and canceled this year's summer…

Squire Sanders has delayed new associate start dates for 2009 to January, 2010. In January of this year, Squire Sanders…

Holland & Knight informed 3Ls today that 2009 start dates are being delayed. Recruiting partner Adolfo E. Jimenez: The start…

Washington DC-based intellectual property firm Sughrue Mion has fired a third of its incoming first year class, and canceled its…

Ashurst has slashed pay for its incoming class, and is freezing salaries for all non-partner lawyers and support staff. Trainee…

Winstead PC, a Texas law firm with seven offices, has canceled its 2009 summer associate program. The Am Law 200…

If you're an incoming first year associate and your start date has been deferred, use this time to impress your…