Fenwick & West
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Eric Holder, Fenwick & West, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 03.16.10
Ed. note: We apologize for the late docket. Technical difficulties, rather than oversleeping, are to blame. * Yale Law School student Michael Seringhaus wants to put your DNA in a national database. [New York Times] * Judge goes heavy on the prison time and light on the restitution for the man who peephole video-taped ESPN […]
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Fenwick & West, Job Searches, No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Fenwick & West Sends Letters of Endorsement, But Not a Lot of Offers
On Wednesday, we reported that Fenwick & West paid $60,000 in “go away” money money to some members of its incoming associate class. Today, we have news about Fenwick’s 2009 summer program, i.e., the most recent summer program, and the firm’s offer rate. Fenwick took on 36 2Ls and 3Ls this past summer. But the […] - Sponsored
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Deferral Stipend, Fenwick & West, Money, Start Dates
Incoming Associates at Fenwick Take the Money and Run
As regular Above the Law readers know, there are a few firms that are offering “go away” money to their incoming associates. The deal, like ones at Stroock and Pillsbury, is that the firm will give incoming associates a large payment instead of a job, and the incoming associate will quietly go peruse other employment […]
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Fenwick & West, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Fenwick & West Lays Off 22 People
Don’t look now, but this is actually shaping up as a pretty bad week for associates who want to hang onto their jobs. Seyfarth cut 50 people late Friday, Milbank let go of 89 yesterday, and we’ve been able to confirm stealth layoffs at Sullivan & Cromwell. The latest news comes from Fenwick & West. […] -
Fenwick & West, Kramer Levin, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Lovells, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, Vault 100 open threads - 2009
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 91-100 (2009)
This marks the end of our review of the firms in the Vault 100. This is the final bunch up for discussion (with prestige scores in parentheses): 91. Lovells (4.494) 92. Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP (4.489) 93. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (4.478) 94. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (4.459) 95. […] -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Hogan & Hartson, Money, Reader Polls, Skaddenfreude, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Chapman and Cutler Blazes The Trail of Tiers
What’s the hot new trend in Biglaw? Two-track systems for associates. They’re regarded as a sensible way for law firms to address the twin challenges of (1) higher associate salaries and (2) associate attrition (often due to a frustration with long hours). Here’s word of the latest law firm to join the party, from NYLawyer.com […] -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Job Searches, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 96-100
We hope you enjoyed the Labor Day holiday and long weekend. Alas, now it’s back to work — for you and for us. We’re still digging ourselves out from an email avalanche, as well as trying to figure out what’s going in the world (and what we should write about today). This may take us […] -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Go to Fenwick & West, Young Man
If you want to get a raise to the $160K pay scale, but without a corresponding “adjustment” to your bonus. Or if you want to bill only 1800 hours a year, and still make a decent living. From a source at the firm: Fenwick & West raises. Keeps bonus structure the same. I know the […]
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