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Archive for July, 2009

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Lack of MOMENTUM; Clayton Utz Stripped of Employer Credentials

11 March 2010

Earlier this week, the federal governement, through its Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), named 12 Australian law firms that support women in the workplace. Those named were: Corrs Chambers Wegarth, Baker & McKenzie, AAR, Blakes, Cooper Grace Ward, Freehills, Holding Redlich, G+T, Maddocks, Mallesons, McCullough Robertson and Sparke Helmore. One firm was conspicuous in its absence - Clayton Utz. We received the following comments from an anonymous spy last night in relation to the non-appearance of Clutz this year: Six is an interesting number. Six is the number of new partners @ Clutz - all male. It is also, according to what firmspy would have us beleive the number of grdauates - all female who were terminated by Clutz in Melbourne. Considering ...

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Freedom Shackled; Freehills Partner Tempers Earlier Encouraging Firm Comments

29 December 2008

In what might be construed as an effort to assuage the earlier message that the firm is 'in good stead', Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell has made some comments which will likely dampen the fe...

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Ex-Freehills Lawyer Nicole Stransky Settles Harassment, Bullying Dispute

6 April 2010

We reported several weeks ago that former Freehills lawyer Nicole Stranksy was intending to sue her former employer based on claims of age discrimination and continued bullying and harassment. Stra...

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AAR Voluntary Redundancies; Rumour Some Staff Were ‘Invited’ to Accept

29 June 2009

Earlier in the year, AAR announced a voluntary redundancy scheme. It was revealed over the weekend that some 100 AAR staff accepted the offer, from all areas of the firm. What was not reported w...

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Firm Spy Remuneration – Mallesons Lawyer Salaries

11 November 2009

Please find below our revised report into Mallesons lawyer salaries. Thankfully, the firm has introduced a sweeping redundancy scheme in between the receipt of many of these responses and today's publication, making it difficult to determine who has submitted the relevant responses and whether they remain at the firm. Of course, we're dealing with a chief executive warlock, so anything is possible! Please let us know if you're worried that we have inadvertently exposed you as an anonymous tipster (of sorts) by sending us your remuneration package details. We still need more people to complete the survey, so by all means continue your great work by filling in the remuneration survey. We will post each of the Big 6 law firms in order of revenue. Mallesons is on the record as sayin...

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Simon Alroe & Minter Ellison Allegedly “Deceived” Qld Health Minister & Ombudsman

23 April 2010

Ever since the incredible story broke that former Minter Ellison partner Simon Alroe had been arrested for allegedly harassing a colleague, we immediately looked for reasons to support his cause. L...

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“Song of Love, Loss & Hard Work”: Triple J Unearths Mallesons Lawyer Robbie True

30 January 2012

Did you listen to the Australia Day Triple J Hottest 100? We had it playing in the FS bunker and were pleased to see the representation of many home-grown acts in the line-up, especially on our nat...

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Big4 Redundancies: “Dozens” To Be Sacked In Ernst & Young Productivity Downturn

23 January 2012

Australia's 3rd largest accounting firm by revenue, Ernst & Young, has become the latest professional services firm to officially announce job losses on the back of a productivity downgrade and...

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Operation Bangkok: Minter Ellison Searches For Missing CFO Craig Raneberg

19 September 2011

The search continues for Minter Ellison's former CFO Craig Raneberg. Alleged to have misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from the firm's equity partner accounts, Mr Raneberg reportedly...

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Terminator 4; Deloitte Fires then Hires ‘New Weapon’ to ‘Wage War’

10 June 2009

It has emerged that despite rumours of 'Deloitte deletes' and 'underhanded sackings', Deloitte has found room in its vast offices for new employees. We received the following comments from a Deloit...

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