Winston, Davis Polk May Be The First Of Many Firms To Revoke Job Offers Over Controversial Statements On Israel
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Davis Polk Rescinds Offers To T14 Law School Students For Their Controversial Statements On Israel
'[T]he student leaders responsible for signing on to these statements are no longer welcome in our firm.'
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Law Firm Associates Don’t Know When Their Jobs Will Start, And Some Have Had Offers Rescinded
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Rescission Watch: Which Biglaw Firm Is Pulling Offers?
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A Fall Recruiting Debacle: One Firm Decides To Go Explode Some Offers
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The Great Non-Deferral of 2012
Are start dates for first-year associates at major law firms back to normal, i.e., where they were before the Great Recession? And what about the class sizes for entering associates?
Dewey Have Career Advice for Incoming and Summer Associates?
What should law students who were scheduled to be working at Dewey & LeBoeuf do now?
Baker & McKenzie Re-Deferrals Turn Into Rescinded Offers
Baker & McKenzie’s incoming class of 2009 can no longer fool themselves. If they haven’t started at the firm by now, they are never going to start. Back in September, we reported that 12 of the 18 members of the 2009 Baker & McKenzie class still waiting to start had been re-deferred until June. At […]
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McDermott Will & Emery Converts Three Offers to Discovery Attorneys
In a couple of months, the class of 2012 will embark on its quest to find an elusive Biglaw summer associate gig. But let’s not forget that many in the class of 2009 are still sitting on the sidelines, waiting to start. Most of McDermott Will & Emery’s 2009 class has started already. But last […]
Rescission Open Thread: Which Firms Are Pulling Offers?
Incoming associates get really angry when firms rescind offers for full-time employment. As Lat said this afternoon here in the office, law students react “as if rescinding offers is like eating babies.” Incoming associates understand that the market remains tough, but these recruits still have harsh words for firms that pull offers. We can understand […]
Chadbourne ‘Parkes’ Eleven Deferred Associates in Unemployment
Things seem to be going relatively well at Chadbourne & Parke. Let’s review some recent developments. Back in January, the firm announced sizable raises and bonuses. In the same month, the Chadbourne & Parke Foundation generously contributed $100,000 to Haiti relief efforts. More recently, the firm’s well-regarded project finance practice snagged some high-profile work relating […]
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 […]