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Blimey! Firm Spy Rebuked by Blake Dawson Lawyer

21 August 2009

In response to our story profiling the Blake Dawson pay-rise-pay-freeze, which we thought was less about 'focus' and more about 'f**k-us', we received the following email: The source who said no B...

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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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Dollar Bills, Are You For Sha-Ria(L)? Aussie Firms Flock to Islamic Finance

3 June 2010

NB - FIRM SPY IS NON-DENOMINATIONAL Last week our friends at Lawyers Weekly published an interesting article entitled Islamic finance:the next big thing?. In the opening grab, author Claire Chaf...

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Firm Spy Remuneration Report – Blake Dawson Lawyer Salaries

26 November 2009

It is very clear to us that the Firm Spy Remuneration Report has thus far been a ratings bonanza. Our internet traffic has taken off on (what our favourite special comments person would term) a "se...

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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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Freehills, Corrs Set to Push Grads Out of the Office in Landmark Deal

24 April 2009

In the aftermath of a pay-freeze which the Freehills partnership has confirmed will last well into the future, and following Corrs' 'innovative' measures to avoid paying excess dollars to underutil...

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Cracks Appearing; Mallesons Chief Executive Partner Cries Poor

3 April 2009

With a proud history as Australia's leading law firm, many have wondered whether the global financial strife, which we recently reported was spreading upwards, is also affecting Mallesons Stephen J...

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MAJOR EXCLUSIVE: Wikileaked Confidential Holding Redlich Board Report Reveals Sick And Sorry Workplace

2 September 2011

National law firm Holding Redlich performance manages staff it hopes will quit the firm by diverting work and making employees feel they are under-performing, according to a confidential r...

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Firm Spy Remuneration Report – Allens Arthur Robinson Lawyer Salaries

16 November 2009

Following our very popular reports into the remuneration of lawyers at: Mallesons; Freehills; and Minter Ellison we today move onto the salaries paid to lawyers at Allens Arthur Robinson. A...

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Blake Dawson Redundancies; 89 Sacked Then Advised ‘Tell Colleagues You’re Going Home Sick’

18 March 2009

Following on from the cruel news sent by the Blakes partnership that sackings were imminent, and pursuant to the even crueler revelation that several dozen graduates commenced work with the firm a ...

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