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DLA job cuts give rise to enmity between Aussie, UK lawyers

So, the English who have lost their jobs are whinging that it is due to the Australians in ME. Welcome to the real world. DLA Piper is a global firm and not a purely English, so you can expect many nationalities to be involved in management. The suggestion that the reduction in Nakheel work is due to the Aussies mis-management is laughable. I suspect many of the Australian associates kept their jobs at DLA ME because they came originally from top tier firms and are far brighter intellectually and more able than the "standard issue" mid tier English lawyer. After all, most were probably there because you couldn't get a job back home in the top tier firms in the UK. Suck it up guys. Non performers even at associate level get booted in a downturn. And if you want to look at bias, who lost their jobs first in the UK magic circle firms? Australians and New Zealanders who are simply cannon fodder for these firms in the boom times. They are first to go in a down turn.

13-Aug-2009

5:20 am