Start Dates
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Deferral Stipend, Start Dates
Mr. Chuck Vindicated: Mayer Brown Notifies Incoming Associates of Their Fates
Congratulations to Mr. Chuck and his co-conspirators. It appears that their efforts to exert grassroots pressure on Mayer Brown, with the goal of getting the firm to inform them of the terms of their offers, have borne fruit. As first mentioned in the comments on our post from yesterday regarding Winston & Strawn, incoming associates […] -
Deferral Stipend, Layoffs, Start Dates
What's Up with Winston? An Update
Last week, we took a peek inside the black box of compensation at Winston & Strawn. We also discussed stealth layoffs at the firm. We felt our report was fairly hard-hitting. But one Winston source thinks we didn’t go far enough: In my humble opinion, you weren’t sufficiently critical of Winston. The real message here […] - Sponsored
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Start Dates, Summer Associates
Mayer Brown Start Date Follow-Up: The Magnanimous Mr. Chuck
When we reported on the silence of Mayer Brown regarding start dates for incoming associates, I specifically mentioned that Mayer Brown’s greatest gadfly — Mr. Chuck — had nothing to do with the story. Alas, that did not stop other people from assuming that Mr. Chuck was continuing his crusade to force Mayer Brown to […]
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Deferral Stipend, Start Dates
Skadden Sets the Pace for Start Dates and Salary Advances Instead of Stipends?
Class of 2010 graduates with offers in hand want to know when they’ll have firm-issued BlackBerrys in hand too. Last week, we had an open thread on start dates for 2010 graduates. Shortly thereafter, we heard from Skadden-bound associates. They’ll be starting in the new year, and they’ll have some money to keep them afloat […] -
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 […] -
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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