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Baker & McKenzie Grad Intake Halved; Sackings; Reduced Hours… But the Office is Nice!

2 July 2009

In a Firm Spy exclusive, we yesterday revealed claims that Baker & McKenzie staff had been told recently that a pay freeze would be implemented across the firm, subject to some exceptions. W...

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‘Fail 3 CA Subjects & You’re Fired’; Deloitte CA Policy

1 December 2009

In response to our articles profiling the CA policies of Big4 accounting firms, first at PwC and then at Ernst & Young, we received the following anonymous tip from a Deloitte spy: Look Deloitte is not too far behind. Experienced analysts only earn $2k more a year than grads. Also, if you fail 1 subject you get a warning, 2 subjects a written warning and 3… you’re fired! You'll recall that at Ernst & Young, the following was sent to us: I’d like to mention that Ernst & Young also has the same policy to PwC in terms of failing 2 CA subjects and you’re out. But on top of that, if we fail a subject we owe E&Y $1k (per subject) for study assistance /time off etc. Can you believe it? We already work ridiculous hours to get through the piles of work AND we also hav...

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Deloitte Barnacles Bonus Bill & PwC Lacks Maturity in MASSIVE Growth Surge

31 August 2011

Bonuses Denied Despite Deloitte Growth Australia's fourth largest accounting firm by revenue, Deloitte, this year grew its income by an incredible 14 per cent. At that rate, the firm will have d...

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“Pipe Alignment”; DLA Phillips Fox Senior Associates Flee as Merger Looms

12 October 2010

On Friday we published an article profiling the changing face of national firm DLA Phillips Fox as it tries to "align" with its merger target DLA Piper. We noted how a tireless non fee-earner of...

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Exclusive – New Leaked Clayton Utz Email Reveals Cold Summer Ahead for Most

17 December 2009

This is an interesting one. We could be off the mark here, but on our reading of the below leaked email from Clayton Utz mind speaker Chief Executive Partner David Fagan, there was almost an expect...

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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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Allens Arthur Robinson Lures Graduates with Hollow Promises of International Travel

4 June 2009

Not only does Allens Arthus Robinson stubbornly refuse to offer graduates a decent rotation system, but it seems that the graduates' original decision to work with the firm may have been influenced...

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PriceWaterhouseCoopers Graduate Start-Dates Deferred as GFC Bites

17 January 2009

Several reports coming into the Firm Spy confirm that global accounting leader PriceWaterhouseCoopers has delayed the commencement dates for many graduates in some of its Australian offices. We ...

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Blakes, Mallesons & Allens; The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

9 June 2010

Considered Clint Eastwood's greatest cinematic triumph, the 1966 classic spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a story (says Wikipedia) of three gunslingers competing to find a fortun...

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Minter Ellison Orders One Raneberger With The Lot, No Thais

18 October 2011

Since we broke the news that Minter Ellison’s former CFO Craig Raneberg - wanted by authorities for questioning over the alleged misappropriation of $2.7million in partnership funds - was recen...

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