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Allegation; Freehills Partner Chris Jose ‘Aggressive’ to Former Lawyer Nicole Stransky

3 March 2010

After a fantastic year in 2009 in which the firm won the inaugural Firm Spy Corporate Firm of the Year Award, Freehills has descended into damage control today with a former lawyer alleging the firm discriminated against her. According to The Age, the case highlights the poor working conditions at law firms. The lawyer in question is Nicole Stransky, a 50 year old, who was employed at Freehills from 2006. She claims she was bullied and harassed during 2008 and 2009 to such an extent that she developed suicidal thoughts and a general deterioration in her mental health. It is quite ironic that these allegations are being levelled at the firm, given that Freehills ex-managing partner Peter Butler said at the 2007 Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture (an event honouring the legacy of a ...

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Clayton Utz Bans Graduates/Seasonal Clerks From Using Term “Mate”

19 October 2010

It has unbelievably been months since we have published anything substantial on embattled national law firm Clayton Utz. So it was with arms wide open (like embracing a forgotten mate) that we welc...

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Baker & McKenzie Junior Lawyers Paid “Nowhere Near Market”

5 May 2010

Very regrettably, we have heard little gossip from Baker & McKenzie in recent months. A quick check of our records shows that after a flurry of posts about the firm in mid-2009, nothing has bee...

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Clutzy Love-Fest; “Trench” Loses Against A&O Mastermind Defector Grant Fuzi

4 May 2010

The "Trench" v Clayton Utz sexual harassment/bullying/victimisation saga shows no sign of ending. However, it has now reached the offices of A&O matermind defector Grant Fuzi, who is simultaneo...

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Precedents Set to Pass Use-By Date in DLA Phillips Fox Redundancies

29 May 2009

Always first to break the big news stories, as was the case with the DLA Phillips Fox mass redundancies, the Firm Spy can today also reveal that many of the sacked workers are rumoured to have been...

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Mallesons Chief Expects ‘Record Revenue’, Yet Wont Rule Out Merger or Redundancies

27 April 2009

In a bizarre move, Mallesons Chief Executive Partner Robert Milliner has today given the most candid account yet of the financial state of his firm. And it beggars belief! Whereas the spectrum o...

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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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How Much Do Freehills Partners Earn – AFR Law Firm Profit Survey

22 September 2009

Thanks to AFR for the following profile: Partner Remuneration Survey Performance-based, full equity partnership. Partner Pay 2008/09 The top partners are said to draw $1,900,000.00 after bonu...

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Blimey! Firm Spy Rebuked by Blake Dawson Lawyer

21 August 2009

In response to our story profiling the Blake Dawson pay-rise-pay-freeze, which we thought was less about 'focus' and more about 'f**k-us', we received the following email: The source who said no B...

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Freehills Millionaires Squabble Over $11,953; Finer Details Emerge on ER Group Split

22 March 2011

Since we broke the news last week that Freehills considered splitting its ER group from the rest of the firm, our friends at the AFR followed up the story and some juicy new details emerged. The ca...

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