Dewey & LeBoeuf
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Dewey & LeBoeuf, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Badgered
Before we go hard-core with the lawyerly nuptials, we must mention a couple of recent Vows columns that are worth a look. First, this offbeat pair had three children together before finally deciding, at the ages of 63 and 39, to tie the knot. And the geriatric groom sounds way too horny: “I lusted after […] -
Chadbourne & Parke, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Summer Associates
More Summer Associate Classes With 100% Offer Rates
Some summer associates are ending their summers on a very positive note. Quite a few firms have already informed law school students that after this summer fling, they’re interested in a more serious relationship. Since our last round-up of offices extending offers to 100% of their summer associates, we’ve heard from a few more contented […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Summer Associates
Dewey & LeBoeuf 'Pauses' 2011 Summer Program at a Few Offices
‘Tis the season of summer program cancellations. Just don’t call them cancellations. Today we’ve learned that Dewey & LeBoeuf has “paused” its 2011 summer program in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston. You can really see the difficulty of the situation faced by Biglaw firms. Here we are in July of 2010, and firms are supposed […]
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Deferral Stipend, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Music, Rap
A 'Genius' Use of Deferral Time
A little over a year ago, law firms came up with a unique plan to deal with the problem of too many associates and not enough work to go around: the deferral. It did not apply just to incoming associates; it was also offered up to those already at the firm who were open to […] -
Dewey & LeBoeuf, Immigration, Pro Bono
Dewey Crosses Border Into Arizona Mess
Have you been waiting for a megafirm to take a stand in the Arizona immigration law mess? Biglaw has already been all up in the BP oil spill disaster. Why not weigh in on behalf of Arizona, or take the side of racially-profiled, dark-skinned people? One Biglaw firm is ready to get into this. Dewey […] -
Deferral Stipend, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Start Dates
Dewey & LeBoeuf Has a Backlog of Associates Returning from the Deferral Year
If your firm offered you a “voluntary” deferral option last year, they sure made a lot of promises. Chiefest among them was the understanding that the people who left voluntarily for a year would be able to come back to the firm and resume their Biglaw careers after the deferral. Well, that bond is about […] -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Dewey Cuts 30 Administrative Staff
The pace of law firm layoffs has apparently slowed to a crawl. We’ll go weeks between job losses at large law firms (that we know of). But, here and there, some people are still getting pushed out as firms retool for the new economy. Sadly, legal secretaries at Dewey & LeBoeuf became the latest casualties […] -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Dewey & LeBoeuf Starts Making Cuts
Dewey & LeBoeuf has been slowly shedding people over the past few months. The firm closed down its offices and relocated attorneys from Charlotte and San Francisco. There was some forced attrition in November. The firm announced structured finance layoffs in December. And the firm laid off a significant portion of its Los Angeles associates […] - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Cars, Dewey & LeBoeuf
GM Hires Weil (and Ex-Weil Partner) for Possible Bankruptcy Case
So should Weil Gotshal associates be rooting against a government bailout of GM and the other big automakers? GM bankruptcy –> more fees for Weil –> bigger bonuses (which WGM has not yet announced)? UPDATE (1:00 AM): As of now, it looks like the auto industry bailout talks have failed. This makes a GM bankruptcy […] -
Bad Ideas, Blackberry-Crackberry, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Email Scandals, Jews, Rudeness
Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Bunch of Nazis?
The firm of Dewey Ballantine was never known for being particularly PC. From a 2004 article by Anthony Lin, for the New York Law Journal: Nearly one year after lawyers at Dewey Ballantine infuriated members of the Asian-American community by performing a stereotype-laden parody song at their annual dinner, the law firm is again dealing […]
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