deferral stipends

WilmerHale Defers Start Dates, Offers $75,000

WilmerHale is deferring start dates for its 2009 associate class. Some associates will be deferred to January 20th, 2010, and…

According to online sources, Winston & Strawn has pushed back 2009 incoming associate start dates to January 19th, 2010. Deferred…

London's Linklaters has pushed back its trainee start dates for September 2009 and March 2010, offering future trainees £10,000 to…

Houston's Vinson & Elkins has notified incoming associates that they must choose a new start date of November 2nd, 2009,…

According to a JDJournal tipster, Denver-based international law firm Holme Roberts & Owen is deferring its entire incoming class of…

Last month Winstead, a Texas law firm with seven offices, canceled its 2009 summer associate program. The firm is offering…

British law firm Shoosmiths has asked its 2009 trainees to withdraw from their contract, or defer until 2011, without any…

New York’s Shearman & Sterling will defer its 2009 associate class. From the memo: In light of current economic conditions…

Mayer Brown, which just cut 55 lawyers and staff in London, today let go 45 lawyers and 90 staff in…

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice is holding a job fair next week for deferred associates who want public interest jobs in…

Atlanta-based Alston & Bird is deferring start dates for incoming associates. Summer programs are being reduced to nine weeks. Entering…

Yesterday, Edwards Angell announced the layoffs of 25 lawyers and 35 staff, or 15% of the firm’s workforce. Today the…