Arent Fox Revokes Offers to New Associates
On Monday we reported that Alston Bird was deferring its deferrals again, indefinitely. Arent Fox has taken a different approach.…
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Brown Rudnick Restores Start Dates for 11 Deferred Associates
Brown Rudnick, which had deferred the start dates of its 27 incoming associates for 2009, has restored start dates for…
Study: Dublin Solicitors Suffering Wage Cuts, Layoffs
A survey by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association reports that 40% of new and low-level solicitors in the city have…
Taylor Wessing to Cut Half of Trainees
Like Dentons before it, Taylor Wessing will only hire half of their trainees. Thirteen of its 24 2009 trainees will…
Dentons Will Only Hire Half of Incoming Trainees
Dentons , which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009…
TO Doyle Wants Lawyers to Work for Free
Blawgs are reporting on a bizarre effort by Irish firm TO Doyle to get "interns" who will work for free.…
DLA Piper Defers its Deferred Associates
DLA Piper is making major changes to its associate program, including further deferrals of associates who were deferred back in…
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…
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…
Maclay Murray & Spens to Keep 4 of 31 Trainees
Maclay Murray & Spens, which in April laid off 38 lawyers and staff, is only keeping on four of its…
Corrs Defers Recruits, Freezes Salaries
Corrs has delayed the start dates for its 2009 recruits, paying stipends of US$1,740 each. In March, the firm implemented…
DLA Piper to Keep Only 35% of Incoming Trainees
The UK offices of DLA Piper have cut incoming trainees from their intakes of newly-qualified lawyers. The firm will only…