Anyone Have A Life Raft?

It looks like quite a few associates over at the slowly sinking ship S.S. Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders are singing "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore." We have received numerous tips stating that morale is at an all-time low, and at least 8 associates are actively looking to jump ship, some with many years invested with the firm.

According to the tips, ATMS put on quite the whiteboard presentation for incoming associates to justify their comparatively low "salaries" (read: hourly pay). Previously, ATMS has justified their $78,000 base by including raises, 401K matching and insurance coverage into the calculation, and telling associates that when all this is taken into consideration, ATMS is on par with other (higher paying) firms in the valley.

Well, that has changed now, and some ATMS associates are feeling a bit betrayed. Here's how the cuts went down, according to one source:

When they announced the pay freeze a couple months ago, all of the groups (partners) met with their associates and support staff and explained why the freeze was being instituted. In my group and many of the other groups, the question was asked whether any other cuts would be happening, and the answer was NO. Re-read the email from Bruce's secretary....it says that "many other options were considered, but this was the one chosen [pay freezes]..." 

Two days later, we got an email saying that our 401k match was suspended. Some of us again asked if this was the last cut, and again were told that yes, this is the only thing and that our insurance was not going to be changed. Two months later, we get another email informing us that we no longer have insurance. If you're going to do it, have the balls to tell people to their face when they ask you a yes or no question. Don't look them in the eye and tell them that no more changes are coming, then send an f-ing email two days later.
It's chicken shit at best.

Things have apparently gotten so bad that a group of associates has set up an anonymous email account for employers who may have openings for ATMS refugees. Any employers interested in hiring ATMS associates are asked to send an email to: lookingforgreenergrass@gmail.com.

We're certainly not an employment service, but this got us thinking. There are open positions out there somewhere, and with the recent carnage in the legal market we think it may be good to do a little "who's hiring" roll call. So, does anyone know of any open positions out there? Let us know in the comments. We're sure that any former ATMS, KKBRF, Jones Vargas, Ballard Spahr, Santoro Driggs, or Brownstein Hyatt associates would appreciate it (not to mention victims of smaller firm "cutbacks" and recent Boyd School of Law grads without jobs). 

Let's see what our collective WWL hive-mind can come up with for these unfortunate souls.

(Thanks tipsters!)