Firms Paying Junior Lawyers to Work in Public-Interest Jobs During Downturn
In During Downturn, Some Firms Paying Lawyers to Do Good Ashby Jones writes “as law firms cope with a drop-off in their business, some are testing out a novel strategy: paying junior lawyers to work in public-interest jobs. Some are even paying their associates simply not to come in for a while.” For example, Jones notes: Morgan Lewis, for instance, has delayed the start date for 68 incoming lawyers by one year, until the fall of 2010. But the firm will pay the lawyers up to
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