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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 […] -
Akin Gump, Layoffs, No Offers, Staff Layoffs, Summer Associates
What's Going on at Akin Gump?(Some staff cuts, plus news on offer rates.)
So what’s happening at Akin Gump these days? There has been some happy news — e.g., a thriving energy M&A practice, lawyers honored by the Washington Business Journal as top D.C. lawyers, and a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign. And there has been some less happy news. We’ve […] - Sponsored
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No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Schulte Roth Summer 2009 Recap
Just the other day, we told you that things were looking pretty good for 2Ls who want to be part of Schulte Roth & Zabel’s 2010 summer program. That positive report is of no consolation to participants in Schulte’s 2009 summer program. It looks like those kids had the bad fortune of going to law […]
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Non-Sequiturs: 09.29.09
* Can someone please explain to me why coffee needs to be roughly the temperature of fire when it is handed to me? I want something to drink, not something I can use to sanitize a bathroom. [Torts Prof Blog] * Marin asked me if the good days of Biglaw were gone forever. My response […] -
Incisive Media, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Report: 'The economic times suck.'
American Lawyer has released its annual summer associate survey. Not surprisingly, summer associates were generally terrified: “The economic times suck,” one clerk at New York’s Skadden, Arps, Meagher, Slate & Flom wrote bluntly in response to our most recent summer associates survey. “The firm can’t change that. But the times have made for a difficult […] -
Billable Hours, No Offers, Real Estate, Summer Associates
Bingham's Billing Battle(Plus offer rate and real estate news.)
Are billing disputes between law firms and their clients on the rise in the recession? We feel like we’ve seen a lot of them lately. The most recent disagreement involves Bingham McCutchen. A Boston-area investment company, Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments, has sued Bingham, claiming it was overcharged for legal services provided in connection with preparing an […] -
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Non-Sequiturs: 09.24.09
* David Lat, Tony Mauro, and Matt Welch discuss how the new media covers the law. [Legal Blog Watch] * The 25 “most dangerous” colleges in America. Yes, of course Yale is on this list! [Tax Prof Blog] * Muammar Gaddafi has some thoughts on international law. [Miss Trials] * Ladies, “flaunting your curves” does […] -
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Offer Day: Skadden Arps
Tuesday and Wednesday, offers went out to people who want to participate in Skadden’s summer program. We haven’t heard any solid numbers yet, but so far it appears that prospective summers are satisfied with the results. No news is good news regarding Skadden. In August, Skadden announced that it would be cutting its summer hiring […] - Sponsored
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Job Searches, No Offers, Summer Associates
Should 2Ls Accept All of Their Offers to The Detriment of Fellow Students
On Friday, we mentioned that Harvard Law School took on Sullivan & Cromwell over how long to firm would hold open offers for summer associates. It was a good show by HLS. But the question of what 2Ls should do if they get multiple summer associate offers remains open. Earlier, we suggested that instead of […] -
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No Offer Open Thread: Who Is Still Waiting to Hear About Offers
We’re heading into the weekend and the autumnal equinox is not far off. It got us to thinking, who is still waiting on news about their offers from the summer? We know that some firms have already indicated that they would be making late decisions, but it occurred to us that some summers are honestly […] -
Cozen O'Connor, No Offers
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Finishing Up The Philly Circuit
We have reported extensively on the difficult offer situation for people who summered at Philadelphia area firms in 2009. Morgan Lewis & Bockius had an offer rate below 28%. Pepper Hamilton offered about 63% of its summers. Dechert told half of its summers that the firm would wait until January to make a decision offers, […] -
Alston & Bird, No Offers, Summer Associates
Alston & Bird: Sit Tight Summers Your Offer is Still Being Considered
Summer associates with Alston & Bird in 2009 are starting to get a little anxious. We know that so far, none of you have received offers. But that is going to change. Alston & Bird will make offers to some people. The firm is just still trying to figure out how many offers to extend. […] -
Layoffs, No Offers
Squire Sanders & Dempsey: Layoffs and No Offers
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has already canceled its 2010 summer program. We received information that Squire Sanders decided not to extend offers to anybody in its 2009 class. A tipster reports: SSD no-offered EVERYONE this year. This isn’t that surprising given that they’ve deferred this year’s class, canceled their 2Ls who were supposed to return […]
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Dorsey & Whitney, No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Dorsey & Whitney Brings More News From the Upper Midwest
It seems that many of our friends in the upper Midwest are preparing for a long hard winter back on the 3L recruiting circuit. Above the Law has confirmed that Dorsey & Whitney made offers to only 56% of its 2009 summer associates. A Dorsey & Whitney spokesperson broke the news to Above the Law: […] -
No Offers, Pepper Hamilton
Nationwide No Offer Watch: At Least Pepper Hamilton Breaks 50%
It has not been a great offer season for firms in Philadelphia. Yesterday, we learned that Morgan Lewis & Bockius offered only 27.5% of its summer class. The news coming out of Pepper Hamilton isn’t quite as bad. But it is not great. Multiple tipsters report that Pepper Hamilton made offers to seven summers, out […] -
No Offers, Summer Associates
Morgan Lewis No Offer Follow Up
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has finally come clean about its offer rates to its 2009 summer class. The numbers are not pretty. The Legal Intelligencer reports: Now that the firm has finished informing summer associates of their status and has made a firmwide announcement Tuesday morning regarding the decisions, Morgan Lewis has provided more concrete […] -
No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Numbers from Kirkland and Orrick
We’ve compiled a lot of information about the summer associate offer rates at Kirkland & Ellis and at Orrick. Overall, summer associates had a pretty good chance at nailing down an offer at these firms — though individual results varied significantly depending on which you summer at. At Kirkland & Ellis, sources report that the […] -
No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Look to the Left, Look to the Right, One of You Will Not Be Working At Cadwalader
Late last week, offer calls went out to those who summered at Cadwalader. We now have the firm wide offer rates. Compared to some other firms, it’s really not so bad. Here is the information from a firm spokesperson: Cadwalader made offers to approximately two thirds of our 2009 Summer Associate Class. Cadwalader went through […] -
No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Zero Offer Extended At Morgan Lewis D.C.
Ed. Note: This post has been updated (as reflected in the edited title). Please keep reading. The offer calls for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius went out today, and associates who summered with the firm’s Washington office are receiving some especially difficult news: zero offers. Update: Morgan Lewis responded with this statement: Rumors you reported of […] -
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Nationwide No Offer Watch: Is Dechert Trying to 'Trade-Up' Its Summer Class?
Let’s say you leased a $25,000 car with an option to buy it a few months later. But when your option matured, you realized that automobiles previously priced at $50,000 were available for what you would have to pay for your $25,000 car. Wouldn’t you at least go back to the showroom and take a […]