Sutherland Ditches Lockstep
Atlanta based Sutherland is joining the rush to abandon lockstep compensation and is moving to a merit based system similar…
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Haynes & Boone Cut First Year Salaries
First year associates at Haynes & Boone will be starting after Thanksgiving, but at a reduced rate. The firm emailed…
Hard Times at Seyfarth Shaw
Seyfarth Shaw has told half of its deferred associates that they will not be starting in January as planned. Instead,…
Reed Smith Asks Non Equity Partners for a Tithing
Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, or so the expression goes. Now Reed Smith is asking much the same of…
Morning Roundup
Today is Wednesday, November 11. At 11 am on November 11, 1918, all fighting stopped in World War 1 and…
Salary Freeze at Covington & Burling
Stick this one in the "It could be worse..." file. At an all associates meeting today, Covington & Burling announced…
Reed Smith Cuts Salaries
Just a few weeks after announcing it was moving away from lockstep compensation and doing away with associate classes, Reed…
We’re Doing This for Your Own Good… Really!
Do you wake up every morning hoping that today will be the day that your firm will improve attorney development,…
Reed Smith Joins the Move Away from Lockstep
Citing client concerns with billing practices, Reed Smith announced a new compensation plan today. The new plan, which the company…
New Round of Salary Cuts at Allen Matkins
Allen Matkins is having a rough year. Back at the end of March the firm let some attorneys go. First…
Morrison & Foerster Lower Incoming Associate Salaries in California
Morrison & Foerster is lowering the starting pay of its associates to $145,000 in California, while associates in New York…
Howard Rice Cancels 2010 Summer Program
San Francisco’s Howard Rice, which cut all associate salaries by 10% in June, is taking a one year break from…