On Monday we reported that Alston Bird was deferring its deferrals again, indefinitely. Arent Fox has taken a different approach. Rather than...
Brown Rudnick, which had deferred the start dates of its 27 incoming associates for 2009, has restored start dates for 11 associates,...
A survey by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association reports that 40% of new and low-level solicitors in the city have taken pay...
Like Dentons before it, Taylor Wessing will only hire half of their trainees. Thirteen of its 24 2009 trainees will be kept...
Dentons , which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009 trainees. The...
Blawgs are reporting on a bizarre effort by Irish firm TO Doyle to get “interns” who will work for free. The bizarre...
DLA Piper is making major changes to its associate program, including further deferrals of associates who were deferred back in April. Eighty-five...
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In May, London’s Freshfields announced that only 14 of its class of 48 trainees set to start this Fall would be retained....
Albany Law School has announced a 94% employment rate in legal positions for its 2008 graduating class, outpacing the national average of...
Maclay Murray & Spens, which in April laid off 38 lawyers and staff, is only keeping on four of its 31 qualifying...
Corrs has delayed the start dates for its 2009 recruits, paying stipends of US$1,740 each. In March, the firm implemented a firm-wide...
The UK offices of DLA Piper have cut incoming trainees from their intakes of newly-qualified lawyers. The firm will only be keeping...
