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115 Jobless; Mass Redundancies at DLA Phillips Fox, Deacons & Corrs Chambers Westgarth

12 December 2008

The Firm Spy can confirm today that a gob-smacking 115 staff of been collectively laid off from DLA Phillips Fox, Deacons & Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the last month. Numbers lost. Fearful ...

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Corrs Introduces ‘Female Talent Pipeline’

31 March 2009

In an interview in today's Australian Financial Review, mid-tier middleweight Corrs Chambers Westgarth announced an affirmative action policy to help women in the workplace designed '[to help] wome...

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Getting a Fill of the Milliner; Mallesons Flocks to Spiritual Leader

19 March 2010

Throughout history, people have flocked to see great leaders speak. On October 20, 2008, for example, people flocked from all corners of the globe to watch former US president George W. Bush spe...

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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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The $4.5million KPMG Question; Do We Reduce Graduate Numbers & Salary?

27 July 2009

Despite the successful take-up of the Poo Poll 'Temporary Work Arrangements', huge redundancies over two waves, a tenancy reduction and a hiring freeze, KPMG has found it necessary to reduce gradua...

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Flashed in the Pan; Clayton Utz Settles With Michael “Trench” Mitchell

14 December 2010

The Michael "Trench" Mitchell v Clayton Utz legal controversy has both captivated and shocked legal observers alike since it emerged in mid 2009. The saga gave a unvarnished insight into the cultur...

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Minter Ellison ‘Remember Me’ Shame; An Alumni Network PR Stunt to Forget

27 May 2009

Just one week after unceremoniously sacking dozens of workers, Minter Ellison has made the nauseatingly ill-timed decision to publicize its alumni network 'Remember Me'. In an article appearing ...

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Tony Holland “Ruthless” as DLA Phillips Fox Partnership Shrinks 30% Before Merger

21 March 2011

On 14 April 2010 we published the following allegation from an anonymous DLAPH spy: Tony Holland was enticed from his position as deputy chairman at MSJ in 2008 by DLA Dubai (and ex-MSJ) partners....

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Rumour; Ernst & Young Cancels Bonus Scheme & Doubles Staff Referral Bonus

29 July 2010

For those standing outside the Big4 accounting firms who read our now regular posts pertaining to "en masse" employee departures, our reportage appears to be perceived as sensationalist or hyperbol...

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Rumour; Deloitte Voicemail Reveals Drug Dealers Deleted

31 July 2009

The Firm Spy has been very critical of Deloitte in recent months. We thought that the massive growth in partnership profits against the backdrop of rumours of cutbacks, a pay freeze and continu...

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