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Cooper Grace Ward Archive

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Freehills Loses Superannuation Group to Lander & Rogers as Leading Practices Review Rolls On

19 May 2011

And now that we've got that emotional rubbish out of the way... let's move onto some good old-fashioned gossip - the stuff you visit us for! Following on from our posts profiling the Freehills L...

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The Deloitte Delinquent; Spy Reveals Shocking New Rumours

25 June 2009

In what must be among the most candid insider assessments the Firm Spy has yet received comes the following  information from a Deloitte spy: I am an employee of Deloitte ... I have been active...

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Allens Arthur or Martha? Confusion Reigns over Voluntariness of AAR Redundancies

6 July 2009

We received two emails last week from Allens spies who insisted that some of the 114 people populating The List (voluntary redundancies) emailed by Michael Rose around the firm on Thursday were in...

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Possum Poo; Mallesons, AAR, Blakes & CGW Scoop Dodgey Corporate Awards

21 May 2010

Other than the coveted suite of Firm Spy awards, including the Down Low Medal, Partner of the Year and Firm of the Year, the various prizes and trophies awarded to corporate Australian firms are a ...

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Chocolate Biscuits GONE Following Cuts in PWC Discretionary Spend

26 October 2009

Thanks to the PWC spy who sent us the following comments in response to our recent story that some PWC are rumoured to have been told to start looking for a new job: I also work at PwC and hav...

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UPDATE Rumour: BDO Directors Quit Amid Demands for MORE Personally Guaranteed Capital

23 March 2011

[ED BDO Chairman Tony Schiffman has sent an official response which we've included below] In its official response to our post last week reporting rumours of its impending collapse, the National...

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50% Turnover Year on Year: KPMG Transaction Services Team Labelled “A Joke”

15 November 2011

It makes you wonder. If the ground is falling out from under a particular team and staff within that team are watching their utilisation plummet, there's no real business case to replace staffers w...

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Firm Spy Editorial: AAR’s Puoyan Afshar & “Making a Meal” Out of Billable Units

1 December 2010

The Standing Ovation It was to a standing ovation that the recent comments of outgoing NSW Young Lawyers Association President, Puoyan Afsharn, were read out at a Firm Spy board meeting over the w...

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Fail 2 Subjects & You’re ‘Fired’; PwC Introduces CA Policy

10 November 2009

In response to a recent post profiling suspicious survey results suggesting PWC is a 'top employer', we received the following comments from an anonymous PWC spy in relation to a revised Chartered Accountancy study policy: ... There are a lot of extremely pissed of employees at PwC feeling a little bit like indentured slaves that get dictated everything. [First] a ... pay cut to take ‘flexible’ leave. [Second]That there is no overtime system anymore (not that TOIL was awesome, but at least it was something). now CA. This firm just does not stop - graduates stay away and make sure you ask questions about how long your are locked in for if you want to do CA! PwC can now fire you if you fail 2 subjects. It’s all under the ‘policy’. Payraises were so bad this year that 2nd year...

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Thousands of Dollars; Corrs Grads Hit Job Jackpot

8 December 2008

Finally some confirmation today about the worst-kept secret pervading Australian law-firm office space! Corrs Chambers Westgarth are taking the unprecedented move of offering 2009 graduates a wh...

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