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Jones Day Archive

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UPDATE: Minter Ellison “Crashes” Onto Dept of Immigration Panel Minus Immigration Lawyers

7 June 2011

You'd be surprised if you read some of the emails that wind up in our inbox. We get everything from Russian spammers asking us to "send us metal products" to detailed information about very salacio...

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Advertising Fail; Clayton Utz “Law Firm” Reminder Amid Bullying Allegations

5 November 2010

On the topic of workplace bullying, we thought now was an opportune moment to revisit the allegations made by former Clayton Utz staffer Bridgette Styles against the firm. According to the AFR: ...

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“Idea Lifecycle”; KPMG Brain Explosion Brings Alumni “Evolution”

5 October 2010

One of the fundamental ideals underpinning Firm Spy - which gives us motivation to continue burning the midnight oil while you all sleep - is an unyielding aim to expose and hopefully one day eradi...

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How Much Do Mallesons Partners Earn? AFR Law Firm Profit Survey

22 September 2009

Thanks to the AFR for the following profile: Partner Remuneration System Lock-step, virtually full equity partnership Partner Pay For 2008/09 Most of its equity partners earned $1,400,00...

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Blake Dawson High Anxiety @ BHP Situation as 1st Years Lose on Pay

9 April 2010

On March 9 this year Blake Dawson announced on its website that partner David Williamson had been appointed Chief Legal Counsel at BHP. In that announcement, the following comments were made by inf...

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Desk Emptying Frenzy; Minter Ellison Juniors Allegedly Leaving Firm En Masse

25 June 2010

The lateral mobility of junior staff in the post-GFC era has, until now, been primarily a phenomenon facing Big4 accounting firms. We have repeatedly published rumours that Big4 juniors have been e...

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Fresh Claims of Clayton Utz Graduate Redundancies

10 July 2009

It emerged earlier in the week that hard-up Latvians, unable to procure a traditional bank loan, can now pledge their soul as security for a revolutionary loan scheme pioneered by the Kontora Loan ...

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KPMG Rumour: Up to 300 More Redundancies?

18 June 2009

As KPMG staff head to the Poo Polls in the next few days, the latest rumour floating about the office is apparently that, if partners are unable to implement the planned leave of absence/4-day week...

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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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More Graduate Statistics; Vacation Clerk to Graduate Progression Percentage

16 September 2009

We thought it was worth replicating two of this week's posts to calculate the odds that a vacation clerk will be offered a graduate job among major Australian law firms. That is, by contrasting the...

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