This is just dirty! Sullivan & Worcester* canned 5 associates this week and 6 of the 11 first-years slated to start work there in just two weeks. The firm had already shoved back the new associates start date. I'm not sure if they thought they were doing these new lawyers a favor by grasping onto straws, but as a former first-year laments on the Greedy Boston board, the firm didn't tell them they were no longer invited until after the fall recruiting season ended. Searching this late was already pretty tough. The firms that actually had spots for new attorneys with no experience have likely already met their hiring needs.

It almost makes me respect the firms that canned people last month!

* Boston pronunciation lesson o' the day: For those of you not in the know, Worcester is not pronounced "war-chester" or "worsh-ter." Think "wuss-ter." (Really, no pun intended!) Native Bostonians would say "WOO-ster." Like rooster. The people who live in Worcester would say "WOO-stah." It kind of has an "i" sound to it too, like "wistah." The linguistic challenges of living in this city!