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Archive for June, 2009

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Allegation; Freehills Partner Chris Jose ‘Aggressive’ to Former Lawyer Nicole Stransky

3 March 2010

After a fantastic year in 2009 in which the firm won the inaugural Firm Spy Corporate Firm of the Year Award, Freehills has descended into damage control today with a former lawyer alleging the firm discriminated against her. According to The Age, the case highlights the poor working conditions at law firms. The lawyer in question is Nicole Stransky, a 50 year old, who was employed at Freehills from 2006. She claims she was bullied and harassed during 2008 and 2009 to such an extent that she developed suicidal thoughts and a general deterioration in her mental health. It is quite ironic that these allegations are being levelled at the firm, given that Freehills ex-managing partner Peter Butler said at the 2007 Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture (an event honouring the legacy of a ...

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Freehills Millionaires Squabble Over $11,953; Finer Details Emerge on ER Group Split

22 March 2011

Since we broke the news last week that Freehills considered splitting its ER group from the rest of the firm, our friends at the AFR followed up the story and some juicy new details emerged. The ca...

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How Much Do Blake Dawson Partners Earn? AFR Law Firm Profit Survey

22 September 2009

Thanks to the AFR for the following profile: Partnership Remuneration System Performance-based across eight levels, up from six, with a bonus. Partnership Pay 2008/09 The lowest level partner...

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Baker & McKenzie Junior Lawyers Paid “Nowhere Near Market”

5 May 2010

Very regrettably, we have heard little gossip from Baker & McKenzie in recent months. A quick check of our records shows that after a flurry of posts about the firm in mid-2009, nothing has bee...

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Ganges River Bog Brew; Murkiness & Corpse-Ash Lines the PwC (Off)Shores

3 August 2010

In July 2009, a large burgh named Kilmarnock in east Ayrshire, Scotland,' made global headlines. It became something of a symbol of how far globalisation had come and the perils that had come a...

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KPMG Stooges Law Grads on College of Law as CA vs CPA Debate Rages

21 September 2011

While we're commiserating the career hurdles confronting newly graduated law students, spare a thought for the more enterprising Comm/Law grads vying for a seat at a Big 4 accounting firm - they do...

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Sack Me! Mallesons ‘Rejects’ Voluntary Redundancy Applications

9 September 2009

We reported in July the news that Australia's leading economist wizard law firm partner, Mallesons' Robert Milliner, had looked into his crystal ball, consulted with the spirit world, and decided t...

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Aussies Earning Big Bucks Overseas Despite Domestic Economic Prosperity

13 October 2010

We spied an interesting article in the AFR last week profiling the huge dollars Aussies are currently earning abroad. We were particularly struck by the reported figures because whereas Australia i...

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Lactose Tolerant: Breastfeeding Gong Affirms Clayton Utz’s Commitment to Women

9 September 2011

Beleaguered by the repeated allegations that it is a "hostile place for women to work", not to mention having been striken from the EOWA register as an Employer of Choice for Women, Clayton Utz is ...

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Rumour; Freehills Flouts Law Society Graduate Guidelines

3 August 2009

In a report that was far from a surprise, The West Australian noted recently that graduates can expect a more difficult time securing employment this year as a result of the GFC. Importantly, the a...

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