Orrick Abandons Lock-step Compensation for Associates
Dated: 01-Jul-2009
San Francisco’s Orrick, which laid off 300 employees in March, is abandoning lock-step compensation for associates. Under a lock-step scheme, associate salaries are determined entirely by how long the associate has been with the firm. Orrick’s new compensation model places associates on the partner track into one of three levels: Associate, Managing Associate, and Senior Associate. Compensation [...]
Alston & Bird Reduces Associate Pay By $5K
Dated: 01-Jul-2009
Today Atlanta’s Alston & Bird informed its associates that the firm is reducing all associate salaries by $5,000. At this time, the firm expects to reverse the salary cut at the end of the year. In April, Alston & Bird laid off 14 lawyers and 38 staff, but offered the lawyers affected what amounts to a public [...]
Techmeier Merging with Cochran
Dated: 01-Jul-2009
Milwaukee’s Techmeier Law Firm is merging with national personal injury and criminal defense firm The Cochran Firm. Techmeier will operate under the Cochran Firm name. Will Techmeier, founder of the 10-lawyer firm, will become the managing partner of the Cochran Milwaukee office. Founded in 1979, the Techmeier Law Firm specializes in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. [...]
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