public interest fellowships

Mayer Brown Extends Deferral Options

Mayer Brown announced at the beginning of April that it was deferring most incoming associates to January, 2010, with a…

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…

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

A few days ago, Atlanta-based Alston & Bird deferred start dates for incoming associates. The associates were offered the opportunity…

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…

Fried Frank laid off 99 employees, lawyers and staff, today. Effective today, we are implementing changes that will result in…

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced it is deferring its incoming associates' start dates to January 2010, and is asking…

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