Silicon Valley law firm Cooley LLP is asking some incoming first years to start a year later in exchange for a $100,000 stipend, according to a report from Bloomberg Law. The deferrals, targeted at associates focusing on corporate clients, come amid a drought in initial public offerings and acquisitions, a driver of fees for big law firms. Cooley’s venture dealmaking in the first quarter of...
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Silicon Valley Law Firm Cooley Offers to Pay Associates $100K To Start Later
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