Top US law firms avoid deferrals

Most of the top US law firms are currently not deferring associates despite the financial crisis. According to the AmLaw Daily, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz; Sullivan & Cromwell; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Kirkland & Ellis; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges; and Boies, Schiller & Flexner are starting all of their incoming associates as originally scheduled. Exceptions include Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett who are paying up to $80,000 to new associates who accept deferrals.

Top US law firms avoid deferrals amlawdaily.typepad.com amlawdaily.typepad.com Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Related Lawfirms

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Boies, Schiller & Flexner

Related Tags

Wachtell US Sullivan & Cromwell Paul Weiss Quinn Emanuel Law Firms Jobs Kirkland & Ellis Crisis Cravath Swaine & Moore Cleary Gottlieb Boies Schiller & Flexner Associates
Impressum (German) BigLaw on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Masters in Management (MiM) Programs Worldwide