Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Canada, Money
The View From Up North: Why Are Toronto First-Year Salaries Stagnant?
Did you know that Canadian Biglaw firms haven't raised starting salaries substantially since 2008? -
Biglaw, Canada
The View From Up North: Another Look At The Seven Sisters vs. The Internationals
How are international firms doing in comparison with the Seven Sisters when it comes to handling major transactions? - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Biglaw, Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Exercise, Fat People, Food, Health Care / Medicine, Videos, YouTube
Are You Overweight And Out Of Shape?
Meet a former Biglaw associate who can help you turn over a new leaf.
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Canada, Kids, Ridiculousness
Lawyer Turns Over Baby Naming To Crowd Vote -- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
When you think about it, sending out formal ballots to decide on a baby name is the most lawyer thing ever. -
Biglaw, Canada, Food, Football, Gambling, Gambling / Gaming, Insider Trading, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Trials
Morning Docket: 06.15.12
* The first day of jury deliberations in the Rajat Gupta insider-trading case ended without a verdict. Benula Bensam’s boredom is epic — the poor girl can’t even blog about the trial anymore. [Bloomberg]
* Baker & McKenzie is celebrating its 50th year in Toronto, Canada by handing out spring bonuses luring in lateral hires. Welcome aboard to Kent Beattie, formerly of Slavies Davies. [Globe and Mail]
* You can run, you can hide, but you can’t escape Sandusky’s love. Alleged Victim No. 9 testified that he screamed for help in vain while staying in the former coach’s allegedly “soundproof” basement. [CNN]
* It’s hard out here for a shoeshiner: Cooley Law grads suing their alma mater over allegedly misleading employment statistics may face an “uphill battle” when it comes to fraud allegations. [WSJ Law Blog]
* The CEO of Caesars Entertainment has proclaimed that he has “tremendous confidence” that online poker will become legal in the near future. So much for keeping your poker face on that one, eh? [MSN Money]
* Imagine my surprise when I found out that a yet another man in Springfield, MA, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Here’s the surprise… the dangerous weapon was wasabi sauce. [TIME]
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Biglaw, Canada
Truth In Advertising: Firm Jokes About Working Associates Like 'Slavies'
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is one of the most respected law firms in Canada. It's consistently ranked highly on the Chambers list, and the firm has a low partner-to-associate ratio. People who work at Davies are called "Slavies" because of how hard they work. The advertising people at Davies decided to have a little fun with the moniker. Now some people are calling the ad insensitive to, oh, we don't know, slaves?