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Michael Kuzilny: ?Lawyer?, ?International Success Consultant? and ?Bro?
September 19th, 2009
If you thought it was enough to one day mature into a ?high-profile lawyer?, walk a day in the shoes of MK Law lawyer Michael Kuzilny: ?What do I do? Well, I?m a high profile lawyer, a legal commentator in the mass media and the winner of the Best Male Presenter award at the Antenna Awards, amongst […]
Crooked Marriages & the AFR Law Firm Profit Survey
September 19th, 2009
The Firm Spy is the product of a few corporate-types who, approximately one a year ago, were so agitated by what we perceived to be biased reportage of corporate Australian firms in news media that we decided to do something about it. We created our own news/gossip website. we really love each other The incredibly close affiliation existing between corporate […]
Redundant Macquarie Employee Advises Against The ?Millionaire?s Factory?
September 18th, 2009
We reported a few weeks ago the news that several junior workers at Macquarie Bank had been made redundant. In response to that post, we received the following scathing comments from an anonymous Macquarie spy: did i hear you say youre leaving early tonight? As someone who was ?moved? from Macquarie (a week after their ridiculous Christmas […]
BRW Top 100 Accounting Firms – Big 4 Partner Revenue Statistics
September 18th, 2009
Following our reports last week profiling the revenue and changes in headcount of major Australian law firms, this week we will give a brief overview of the major accounting firms. overheads are now lower The overview shows that in contrast to the major law firms, revenue has remained largely unchanged amongst the Big 4. However, the redundancy […]
Major Australian Law Firms Comment on Dismal Graduate Recruitment Forecasts
September 18th, 2009
Following from this weeks earlier posts profiling across the board reductions in vacation clerk intakes and graduate recruitment, we will today publish comments from several major firms accompanying the AFR article. ? at a law firm near you! From Mallesons: Mallesons Stephen Jaques head of resourcing, remuneration and benefits, Rebecca Perry, says it is too early to forecast when […]
Kill Bill; Minter Ellison?s Redundancy Firing-Line Exposed
September 17th, 2009
When news is slow (like this week), the team at the Firm Spy needs to work a little harder. But our pain is your gain with this little gem that almost slipped through the cracks! We reported in May the news that dozens of Minter Ellison workers were made redundant by the firm in the immediate wake […]
Fox Tale; Charting Ex-DLA Phillips Fox Lawyer James Gorman?s Rise to the Top
September 17th, 2009
A regular target for the Firm Spy?s opprobrium is the apparently soon to be formally internationally merged national law firm DLA Phillips Fox. are you the king of the world, or a passenger on a sinking ship? But even we must take pause to acknowledge the awe-inspiring rise of former Phillips Fox lawyer James Gorman. Gorman grew up in […]
Freehills Boss Backs Former Lawyer to Replace Peter Costello at Next Election
September 17th, 2009
A battle of commercial lawyer heavyweights is set to play out tonight over preselection for the coveted ?blue ribbon? Liberal seat of Higgins. The seat is presently represented by former treasurer Peter Costello (who retires at the next election), and is considered one of the party?s safest seats. a retiring grin The two battling out are former […]
More Graduate Statistics; Vacation Clerk to Graduate Progression Percentage
September 16th, 2009
We thought it was worth replicating two of this week?s posts to calculate the odds that a vacation clerk will be offered a graduate job among major Australian law firms. That is, by contrasting the estimated number of graduates taken on by the firm, compared with the estimated number of vacation clerks to be taken […]
2009 & 2010 Major Law Firm Graduate Intake Statistics
September 15th, 2009
Following from yesterday?s post revealing a considerable drop in the number of vacation clerkships being offered by major Australian law firms, we can today reveal an analogous drop in graduate recruitment. updated law faculty advertising Alarmingly, it appears that law firms are expecting a protracted downturn as a result of the GFC. Our friends at AFR published the following […]
