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Rumour: Sacked AAR Secretary “Received Permission” To Access External Emails

25 May 2011

In our most recent AllensGate post we wrote the following: We understand that on 4 April 2011, a firm-wide AAR email was sent relating to the personal use of AAR email and reiterating all other f...

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Talking the Talk at Henry Davis York; Times are Great!

15 December 2008

GFC? What GFC? Like Clayton Utz and Freehills in recent days, Henry Davis York has come out with comments which are either a calculated effort to allay lawyer employment fears, or a genuine indi...

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Clayton Utz Confident; Clutz to Thrive as Competitors Stumble

14 December 2008

Like the Freehills partnership, comments from Clutz Chief Executive David Fagan suggest that Clayton Utz views the GFC as posing no major threat to the firm, its workflows or future staff employmen...

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Lack of MOMENTUM; Clayton Utz Stripped of Employer Credentials

11 March 2010

Earlier this week, the federal governement, through its Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), named 12 Australian law firms that support women in the workplace. Those named were: Corrs Chambers Wegarth, Baker & McKenzie, AAR, Blakes, Cooper Grace Ward, Freehills, Holding Redlich, G+T, Maddocks, Mallesons, McCullough Robertson and Sparke Helmore. One firm was conspicuous in its absence - Clayton Utz. We received the following comments from an anonymous spy last night in relation to the non-appearance of Clutz this year: Six is an interesting number. Six is the number of new partners @ Clutz - all male. It is also, according to what firmspy would have us beleive the number of grdauates - all female who were terminated by Clutz in Melbourne. Considering ...

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Rumour; Clayton Utz Graduates Dodged By Partners

1 September 2009

Thanks to the Clayton Utz spy who made the following comments: All graduates were told they would receive a salary increase of at least $5k p/a at the end of each of our 3 rotations (every 6 month...

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Free as a Bird; Freehills Flying as Competitors Suffer GFC Fallout

13 December 2008

The reality of the GFC has struck Australia, leavimg many jobless and many more concerned for their future prosperity. It also has hit the legal industry, with widespread lawyer redundancies and su...

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Freedom Shackled; Freehills Partner Tempers Earlier Encouraging Firm Comments

29 December 2008

In what might be construed as an effort to assuage the earlier message that the firm is 'in good stead', Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell has made some comments which will likely dampen the fe...

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ANZ Announces Hundreds of Reudundancies After Several Months of Rumoured Hushed Exits

18 January 2012

The year has opened on a gloomy note indeed for those in Australia's financial sector with news earlier this week that ANZ intends to drastically shave headcount. On Tuesday, the cuts got underway ...

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Firm Spy Remuneration Report – Clayton Utz Lawyer Salaries

15 December 2009

Rounding out the Remuneration Report into the Big 6 today is Clayton Utz. From a partnership perspective, Clutz has enjoyed one of the best financial performances over the last year. In 2008/2009, ...

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Rumour; KPMG Settles Sexual Harassment Complaint Btw Partner/Consultant

23 November 2010

You'll recall last week we reported some good news and some bad news from Big4 firm KPMG: Good News: many staff would be receiving iPhone 4s; Bad News: allegations surfaced that the firm had ...

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