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Deferral Stipend, Start Dates
Shearman & Sterling Deferral Stipend
So far, firms that have deferred their 2009 summer associates to 2011 have been noncommittal about whether they will be giving a deferral stipend. Many class of 2009 graduates received money from firms for the year long wait. It’s not clear that class of 2010 graduates will be as lucky. With the market still up […] -
Layoffs, No Offers, Start Dates, Summer Associates
Further Deferrals at Winston & Strawn(Plus other goings-on at the firm.)
The signals seem mixed in terms of whether the legal profession is on the road to recovery. On the one hand, the pace of layoffs is certainly slowing. On the other hand, firms are taking other steps to keep headcount (and expenses) down. They are not yet in a mode where they need more hands […] - Sponsored
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9/11, Deferral Stipend, Start Dates
Sidley Austin's Plans for 2010 Law School Grads(Plus another testimonial about Brian Schroeder.)
The big news out of Sidley Austin today involves Brian Schroeder, a 2009 Harvard Law School graduate who recently turned himself in for setting fire to a chapel housing the remains of 9/11 victims. Earlier today, the firm told ATL it was rescinding Schroeder’s job offer. But there are other developments at Sidley too. Regarding […]
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Kaye Scholer: Splits First Year Class into Two Groups
Kaye Scholer has announced that its incoming first year associate will still be starting in January. All of them. But there is a catch. Kaye Scholer will split the class into two groups of full time associates. One group will work for the firm’s paying clients and get paid the normal first year starting salary. […] -
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Foley & Lardner: Layoffs Complete, But Still No Room for First Years
Earlier this month, we reported on layoffs at Foley & Lardner. Foley later confirmed the news. Maybe Foley is just clearing out room so it can bring on its class of incoming associates? Right. Maybe if I had wheels I’d be a wagon? Foley has already deferred its incoming associates until February 2010. Now it […] -
Layoffs, Start Dates
Squire Sanders: Deferral Extensions, Impending Layoffs and Assorted Sundries
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey already deferred its incoming class of 2009 to January 2010. Yesterday, the firm informed half of those incoming associates that they were getting the Bird — i.e., the firm indefinitely deferred half of its incoming class. But before the firm decides what it will do with half of its incoming associates, […] -
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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Good News Watch: Katten Moves Start Dates Up
There’s an internal debate among your Above the Law editors about whether these green shoots we keep hearing about are real. I believe. Of course, I also believe that if I don’t clap very, very hard, Tinkerbell will die. And I believe that there are signs that the legal economy is picking up as well. […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Start Dates, Wildman Harrold
Wild News From Wildman Harrold
Wildman Harrold has decided to give a majority of its incoming associates the Fox. Am Law Daily reports that the firm has rescinded offers to 10 of its 14 associates. Unlike Arent Fox, Wildman will not be giving its would-be incoming associates any stipend. On the Wildman Harrold career page, they really like numbers. They […] -
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Chadbourne & Parke: Indefinite Deferral for Half Its Class
The closer we get to the time when incoming associates in the class of 2009 are supposed to start, the more deferral extensions we are likely to see. Over the weekend, news broke that Chadbourne & Parke had decided to push back half of its incoming class “indefinitely.” We don’t have any information about whether […] -
Arent Fox, Biglaw, Deferral Stipend, Layoffs, Start Dates
Incoming Associates, Some of You Aren't Going to Be Working at Arent Fox
We have done a lot of reporting on firms that have deferred their incoming class, and then extended the deferral period. At some firms, it has been an indefinite deferral extension. So give Arent Fox a little bit of credit. Instead of continuing to string the class of 2009 along, the firm has cried “no […] -
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Deferral Extension Season: Alston & Bird Make Indefinite Deferral
The contest of horror between the class of 2009 and the class of 2010 rages on. Based on Friday’s no offer thread, you’d think that the class of 2010 was surging ahead. We know 3L recruiting is depressed this year, so if you got no offered from your summer firm, your chances of snagging a […] -
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Baker & McKenzie: For Some, Deferral Extensions Could Lead to Offer Revocation
Way back in June, Above the Law heard rumblings about issues regarding the incoming first-year class at Baker & McKenzie. The class had already been deferred until January 2010, but in June some tipsters reported that Baker was “rescinding” offers. Others claimed that the firm was simply “strongly encouraging” incoming associates to consider alternatives. Still, […]
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Deferral Stipend, Money, Start Dates, Trendspotting
Bryan Cave Offers Incoming Associates 'Go Away' Money
My friends, we have a trend. Bryan Cave has become the third firm we know of to offer its incoming associates money to simply go away instead of starting at the firm. Tipsters report that the firm is offering some associates $70,000 to “walk away” instead of showing up for work. That’s the carrot. This […] -
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More Good News: Mayer Brown Asks Deferred Associates To Start Early
On Friday, we reported that Sidley Austin was asking some of its deferred associates to start earlier than expected. Today, Mayer Brown keeps the good news rolling. Bloomberg reports: The firm previously deferred the start dates of its first- year associates scheduled to join this fall. Because of the expanding work, Mayer Brown has asked […] -
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Sidley D.C. Wants Some Incoming Associates to Start ... Early!
Yesterday, we learned that Morgan, Lewis & Bockius came up with only one offer for the 17 second-year law students who summered in the firm’s D.C. office. At Sidley Austin’s D.C. office, the news is very different. Above the Law has learned that Sidley D.C. is calling some of its incoming associates and asking them […] -
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Proskauer Rose and Mintz Levin Kick Off 'Deferment Extension' Season
Do you remember the class of 2009? You know, the kids who should be gearing up to start work in a couple of weeks but are instead sitting around, waiting to get out of purgatory? Don’t look now, but a couple of firms have decided to extend the deferral period for these people, and that […] -
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Paul Hastings Correction: The Firm Will Defer Part of the Class of 2010 to 2011
Yesterday, we reported that Paul Hastings would be allowing its class of 2010 associates to start on time in the fall of 2010. We received this information directly from a Paul Hastings spokesperson. Sadly for future Paul Hastings associates, the spokesperson was in error. Here’s the new quote: Paul Hastings will have some of its […] -
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Paul Hastings Offer Rates
There has been a lot of chatter about the offer situation at Paul Hastings. Right now, we understand that about 50% of the current summer class has received an offer to return to the firm. The other 50% are in limbo. Above the Law talked with a spokesperson for Paul Hastings. We have some good […] -
Canceled Summer Programs - 2010, McCarter & English, Start Dates, Summer Associates
Canceled Summer Program Watch - The 'Mc' Edition:McCarter & English, McGuire Woods (selected offices)
The number of law firms canceling their 2010 summer associate programs continues to climb. Here are the latest additions to the growing list: 1. McCarter & English: Managing partner Eric Wiechmann confirmed to ATL that the firm will not be holding a summer associate program in 2010. In addition, he confirmed that incoming associates won’t […]