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Minter Ellison Re-elects Nigel McBride as Adelaide Chief Executive Partner

24 June 2009

It has been reported that Minter Ellison's Adelaide Chief Executive Partner, Nigel McBride, was unanimously re-appointed to continue in his role. The firm commented that the appointment: is hoped ...

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KPMG Advisory Suffers Employee Exodus as Deloitte Tax Looks For 7th Signal

6 April 2010

In recent weeks we have reported the rumour that Big4 accounting firms PwC and Deloitte are being crippled by a reported flood of employee departures. These departures, we speculated, are a result ...

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The Freehills Pay Freeze; Winter Chill Will Continue Until Further Notice

9 April 2009

After announcing a firm-wide pay freeze, it appears that Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell has been besieged with questions from aggrieved staff, having been forced to respond to questions abou...

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Wearing the KPMG Wire; Partnership Pay Talk Caught on Tape as Audit Loses Bonus AGAIN

8 July 2010

If it is true that we have "turned the corner" on the GFC, and firms now forecast significant growth over the next financial year, the case for junior employees to receive decent pay rises this yea...

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A Submission to the Mallesons Partnership Patriots: Vote “No” to the King & Wood Merger

18 November 2011

If today's AFR Hearsay is correct, Mallesons partners will on Wednesday 23 November 2011 line up to vote on the merger with Chinese firm King & Wood. For what its worth, and for the partriot...

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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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FS Editorial; Clifford Chance & A&O Entry Set to Change Australian Legal Tradition

6 March 2011

Perth is developing into a hot-bed of corporate work and it is flowing through to increased salaries and a generally heightened demand for talent. In the legal sphere, the increase in corporate wor...

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LOOK AT MOI! Corrs Chambers Westgarth 1st Lady Kath Day, The Filum & Model Anna Denton

16 April 2012

When last we wrote about the Corrs Chambers Westgarth Chief Executve Partner, John Denton, we referred to a perplexing article from our friends at ALB which pointed to a plausible connection betwee...

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A Question of Relevance; New Details Emerge in Minter Ellison/Qld Health “Deception” Allegations

28 April 2010

We reported last Friday a parliamentary question asked on notice to the Qld Minister for Health in which it was alleged that: solicitors representing Qld Health ... fabricated reasons in order to ...

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Hiring or Firing? Allens Advertises Positions While Redundancy Rumours Circle

6 October 2009

We received this curious offering from an anonymous tipster on the weekend: I wonder if you should ask AAR why in this time of redundancies they are still advertising speculative positions on roll...

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