Regulation Companies
This BigLaw agency has deferred begin dates for some associates
July 28, 2025, 12:21 pm CDT
A&O Shearman has deferred begin dates to January for a gaggle of its new associates. (Picture from Shutterstock)
A&O Shearman has deferred begin dates to January for a gaggle of its new associates.
The deferral is meant to handle the regulation agency’s expertise pipeline and keep the energy of the agency’s affiliate expertise, in line with a supply conversant in the state of affairs.
A&O Shearman has traditionally had two begin dates for its incoming first-year class, the supply informed the ABA Journal. In step with business requirements, first-year associates have all the time had the choice of a wage advance. The cash is repayable over 10 months, in line with Above the Regulation’s protection.
Above the Regulation says the delayed begin dates observe “rising pains” that had been a part of the merger that produced A&O Shearman, which took impact a bit of greater than a 12 months in the past.
After the merger, the agency introduced plans to chop 10% of its international partnership. About 7% of the companions had left by Could 2025, Regulation.com says in its story on the beginning dates.
Regulation.com additionally factors to uncertainty for “M&A-centric regulation companies, with commerce talks and tariffs placing some cross-border offers on maintain.”
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