一家美国所裁员72名的通知

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该所一下裁员了25名律师和47名律助，地址：http://www.mwe.com/

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY -- MEMORANDUM -- LAYOFFS

From: Harvey W. Freishtat

I want all of you to know that today we are conducting a reduction in force that will affect 25 attorneys and 47 staff members. This difficult decision results from a careful review of the current and projected needs of our clients. While we are seeing signs of recovery in some practice areas, demand for transactional-related services continues to lag. As we ride out this difficult business cycle, I want to remind you that we remain a strong Firm. Our international asset base of talent and clients and our strong balance sheet will position us well when the economy rebounds.

The attorneys and staff affected are meeting with their managers starting today. We are providing comprehensive severance benefits, career counseling services and a fund to assist staff who may face economic hardship after leaving the Firm. We will again provide departing Class of 2008 associates the opportunity to work with community service organizations as public interest fellows. Associates participating in that program will receive a monthly stipend, enabling them to work on a full time basis with their chosen agency.

Beginning next week, Peter Sacripanti, Jeff Stone and I will meet with attorneys and staff around the Firm to discuss this action and report on the Firm's operations and strategic direction for 2009 and beyond.

For immediate questions or concerns, I invite you to seek out your Office Head, your Department and/or Practice Group Head, any member of the Management Committee, your Office Manager or the administrative leader of your department.

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那个“末日博士”所说的才贴近实际状况

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让瓦想到了 传播学中的“沉默的螺旋”理论

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楼上学新闻的？一起努力吧

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英语不大好，谁能给翻译一下，上面有2008和2009，到底是2008的事还是2009的事 啊

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上海元达律师事务所招聘宣讲会



时间：6月8日下午17：00--19：00



地点：法学院模拟法庭



1.     Introducing  MWE China Law Offices:



Law Firm Website:  www.mwechinalaw.com



MWE China Law Office (MWE China)  with a seasoned and integrated professional
team based in Shanghai was established in December 2006 by rainmaking partne
rs John Huang and Kevin Qian.  On 1 February 2007, MWE China announced  an ex

clusive strategic alliance with the US firm McDermott Will & Emery.  Having t
he best of both worlds, the firm has significantly grown in size and revenue
in its first two years, as well as contributed considerably to the expansion
and success of its US alliance's China practice.



With a core focus on corporate and litigation matters, the firm impresses cli
ents with its depth of local knowledge and pragmatic advice that is internati
onally sound.  Leveraging McDermott's international platform and management
skills, MWE China is an international standard firm based in China.  In addit
ion to its core focus, the firm is making efforts to diversify its practice a
reas and has gained successful progress in expanding its practice in regulato
ry compliance, intellectual property and tax areas.





2.   Recruitment Requirements:

What  we look for:



We are looking to recruit ambitious, focused interns who are in the senior g
ade and interested in the opportunity to pursue a career in Legal field.  We
will appreciate your academic successes but we will also explore your potent
al and your ability of excellent communication skills and team spirits, as w
ll as your levels of motivation and ambition.



Qualifications:

1). Senior grade students from Top law School;  Excellent graduates are also
welcomed;

2). Command strong oral and written English skills, equivalent CET-6;

3). A consistently good academic record;

4). Command excellent communication skills and problem solving skills;

5). Be able  to work under pressure;

6). Possessed motivation, initiative and ambition;

7). Previous work experience in renowned law firms or relevant institutions i
s not required but will be considered a plus.

8). Bar qualification holder is preferred.



3.   Recruitment Process流程:



2009-6-1  to 2009- 6-4:   Submit Interns application (MWE Intern Application
Form/Intern Picture/ Essay)  to recruitment email address. Deadline: 2009-6-5
, 00:00

2009-6-1  至 2009- 6-4 递交应聘申请至元达律师事务所指定邮箱地址,截止日期:2009
-6-5, 00:00

If you missed the deadline you can also submit your application in the Campus
Recruitment Presentation on 2009-6-8.

如错过了网上递交,也可在2009-6-8宣讲会当天递交



2009-6-8 to 2009-6-10:  Campus recruitment in Beijing,  北京校园招聘

Campus recruitment Presentation北京校园招聘宣讲会

Date日期: 17:00 - 19:00, 2009-6-8

Campus recruitment Presentation Location宣讲会举办地址:  北京大学法学院(逸夫一
楼) 模拟法庭

Interview 面试(3场)

Date日期:   9:00 - 12:00,   2009-6-9

14:00 - 17:00,   2009-6-9

9:00 - 12:00, 2009-6-10

Interview Location面试地址: 北京大学法学院(逸夫一楼) 学生活动中心



2009-6-10 to 2009-6-30:    Inform the selected interns





2009上海元达律师事务所校园招聘出席者名单





黄仲兰          创始合伙人      钱奕             创始合伙人

上海卢湾区司法局张局长     郑晓琳          行政负责人

才卓              合伙人          曹微              律师

翁蕾              人事



主要律师介绍:

黄仲兰        创始合伙人

    黄仲兰是上海元达律师事务所的创始合伙人，现担任该事务所的主任。在此之前，黄
律师在上海创立了长城律师事务所，该律所隶属于中国对外贸易经济合作部，黄律师还曾
是中国第二大律师事务所 -- 锦天城律师事务所的四位创始合伙人之一。

    黄律师有丰富的执业经验，处理过的重大交易不计其数。他曾代表数家财富500强企
业在中国建立外商投资公司，并作为多家中国企业和外国企业的法律顾问。作为中华全国
律师协会下属的世界贸易委员会的首席成员，黄律师曾数次接受该委员会的邀请在历届年
会上发言。为了增进国外投资者对中国法律的了解，黄律师还积极致力于组织、发起和协
办各种国际及国内的法律专题会议和研讨会。黄律师经常接受各大中外媒体的邀请就一些
重要法律问题发表评论或围绕事务所的管理等接受采访，这些中外媒体包括中央电视台、
东方卫视、上海电视台，CNBC财经电视台，华尔街日报，美国律师杂志和经济学人杂志等
。此外，黄律师还在中国的多家新闻报纸和法律期刊上发表过文章。

    由于黄律师在法律执业领域的杰出表现，曾多次获得法律界的知名奖项，自2000年至
2006年，黄律师连续被评为IT、电子商务、国际知识产权和争议解决领域的亚洲杰出商业
律师。2004年，黄律师被《亚太律师500强》的发行者《律师界》提名为年度律师，该奖
项仅授予亚洲地区最成功的律师。2005年和2006年，黄律师还被《亚洲法律杂志》入选为
中国律师三十强和亚太律师一百强。由于黄律师对中国法律职业所做出的巨大贡献，200
5年及2006 年，他在亚洲法律杂志年度颁奖会上，连续被评选为本地律所最佳交易撮合律
师奖及中国最佳交易撮合律师奖。2007年9月入选2007年度杰出亚洲律师名录。

    2008年3月, 黄律师在上海市卢湾区司法局，向该区处级以上领导干部作了法制讲座
，主体围绕"国际现代服务行业现状分析以及对于卢湾区经济发展的借鉴"展开，台上精
彩的演说在与会者中引起了热烈的反响。10月，上海知识产权仲裁仲裁院成立，黄律师被
任命为该仲裁院的首批仲裁员之一。同年，黄律师被《亚洲法律杂志》评选为中国最受欢
迎的前25位律师之一，入选该行列的律师都是业界佼佼者。

钱亦             创始合伙人

    钱奕律师是元达律师事务所的创始合伙人之一,在公司法及商业法领域的经验颇为丰
富。在赴明尼苏达大学深造之前，钱律师曾在华东政法大学任教并在上海一家知名律所执
业，专门处理金融法、商业法和知识产权法领域的法律业务。
钱律师曾担任中国第二大律师事务所 - 锦天城律师事务所合伙人，并为锦天城管理
委员会主要成员。在加入锦天城之前，钱律师曾任飞利浦电子集团东亚区高级法律顾问，
管理中国区内近三十家独资和合资企业的法律与公司管理业务，行业涉及半导体硅片、液
晶显示器、无线通讯器材、电视与计算机元器件、电子商务、照明和研发中心等。1997年
至1999年， 钱律师在百事（中国）投资有限公司担任法律顾问和副总经理的职务，管理
百事集团在中国的食品、饮料和餐饮业近四十间独资、合资、合作企业的法律业务。199
5年钱律师加入潘柏利律师事务所，主要办公地点在美国旧金山市和硅谷，他是美国潘柏
利律师事务所金融与保险法部门的律师。在加入潘柏利律师事务所之前，钱律师还曾受聘
美国鲍波黑格律师事务所主持亚太及中国业务组的工作。

    钱律师的业务领域包括了国际银团贷款、风险投资、设备租赁、项目融资、合资合作
企业、高新技术公司的创办与融资、技术许可、兼并与收购、国际仲裁及其他商业领域。

    钱律师曾成功为数百家中国公司及跨国公司代理了兼并与收购、风险投资、公司创立
、国际银团贷款及项目贷款等领域的法律业务。

钱律师是美国律师协会会员，明尼苏达州律师协会会员，中华全国律师协会会员。

    钱律师经常就中国法律、国际法律和美国法律的最新进展进行演讲并发表了多篇相关
文章。他还常常受邀就上述领域为中国、欧洲及美国的多个团体发表演讲。钱律师还是上
海交通大学客座教授和华东政法大学特邀研究员。

       2002年，钱律师被任命为中华全国律师协会的WTO委员会首批成员之一；2007年，
鉴于钱律师卓越的领导才能和突出贡献，他被任命为该协会的外事及WTO委员会的副主席
。

       2002年至2005年，由于其在公司兼并与收购领域的杰出贡献，钱律师被AsiaLaw杂
志誉为亚洲杰出商业律师之一。2004年，钱律师出任环太平洋律师协会（IPBA）国际贸易
委员会的主席，他也是迄今为止被推选为IPBA委员会主席的唯一一位中国大陆律师。200
7年，他被推选为IPBA项目协调委员会副主席。

    在2004年，钱律师被《亚洲法律杂志》评选为中国律师三十强之一。2005年，《亚洲
法律杂志》将钱律师评为亚太律师百强之一。2006年，钱律师被《2006年度公司法领域国
际知名律师》提名为世界杰出法律执业者。

才卓             合伙人

    才卓律师的业务领域涵盖风险投资、私募基金、兼并和收购、海外投资、反垄断和竞
争、银行和融资、衍生产品、合规、公司治理以及外商直接投资等领域。才卓律师在风险
投资领域有着丰富的经验，曾协助多家国内外风险投资机构设计投资结构、建立投资工具
（孵化器）、寻找投资目标并处理和解决投资中的风险，并代理众多目标公司获取国外风
险投资机构融资。此外，才卓律师还曾为知名跨国公司以及中外资银行提供有关银团贷款
、企业融资、金融产品设计、外汇和外债以及外资银行合规等法律服务。才卓律师在上海
社会科学院获得法学硕士学位，之前在复旦大学获得法学学士学位。


                       北大法学院就业办


                 2009年6月1日

jessecheng

Nationwide Layoff Watch: McDermott Will & Emery Lays Off 72 People

Thursday, June 4, 2009 1:00 PM - By Elie Mystal

Last Friday, we reported that McDermott Will & Emery had cut the salaries of summer associates. At the time, we said:
Good luck, summers -- and good luck MWE junior associates. We hope the writing isn't on the wall.

Unfortunately, the words of the prophets were written on the subway walls and tenement halls. And we're not talking about salary cuts.

Above the Law is now able to confirm the the firm has laid off 72 people: 25 associates and 47 staff. The firm wide memo just went out:
I want all of you to know that today we are conducting a reduction in force that will affect 25 attorneys and 47 staff members. This difficult decision results from a careful review of the current and projected needs of our clients. While we are seeing signs of recovery in some practice areas, demand for transactional-related services continues to lag. As we ride out this difficult business cycle, I want to remind you that we remain a strong Firm. Our international asset base of talent and clients and our strong balance sheet will position us well when the economy rebounds.

More details after the jump.

We know that first year associates were also included in this round of cuts. In fact, they may have been the focus of the cuts. The memo states:
We will again provide departing Class of 2008 associates the opportunity to work with community service organizations as public interest fellows. Associates participating in that program will receive a monthly stipend, enabling them to work on a full time basis with their chosen agency.

Sounds like a deferral program, just without the opportunity to come back to the firm at the end.

We asked the firm how much the stipend would be, or how long it would be available to the fired first years, but the firm has not responded to our multiple requests for comment.

This is the second round of layoffs at MWE this year. In February, the firm laid off 60 associates and 89 staff.

Will this be the last hit to the McDermott workforce?

Good luck to those that have lost or are about to lose their jobs today.

Read the full memo below.

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY -- MEMORANDUM -- LAYOFFS

From: Harvey W. Freishtat

I want all of you to know that today we are conducting a reduction in force that will affect 25 attorneys and 47 staff members. This difficult decision results from a careful review of the current and projected needs of our clients. While we are seeing signs of recovery in some practice areas, demand for transactional-related services continues to lag. As we ride out this difficult business cycle, I want to remind you that we remain a strong Firm. Our international asset base of talent and clients and our strong balance sheet will position us well when the economy rebounds.

The attorneys and staff affected are meeting with their managers starting today. We are providing comprehensive severance benefits, career counseling services and a fund to assist staff who may face economic hardship after leaving the Firm. We will again provide departing Class of 2008 associates the opportunity to work with community service organizations as public interest fellows. Associates participating in that program will receive a monthly stipend, enabling them to work on a full time basis with their chosen agency.

Beginning next week, Peter Sacripanti, Jeff Stone and I will meet with attorneys and staff around the Firm to discuss this action and report on the Firm's operations and strategic direction for 2009 and beyond.

For immediate questions or concerns, I invite you to seek out your Office Head, your Department and/or Practice Group Head, any member of the Management Committee, your Office Manager or the administrative leader of your department.
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不知这家美资所的在华机构受的影响有多大？