The DoJ is gearing up for a fight with the anti-vaccination crowd, and they’re looking for a new attorney to help out. The Department is hiring one attorney to represent the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of Vaccine Litigation. The job involves litigating cases that [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Good morning one and all! For what seems like the 100th day in a row, the biggest story in the blawgosphere yesterday was Roman Polanski. If you haven’t been following it, you can read about it here… Meanwhile, on the business end of the law, things were a bit slower. We do have [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Deferrals, layoffs, low offer rates for summer associates… what’s next? Apparently things have gotten so bad that even the federal government doesn’t want any more lawyers. The FTC announced today that it was closing its application process for current positions early – they already have more applicants than they can handle.
Continue reading...Friday, April 24, 2009
The New York University School of Law says it was the first law school in the country to host a career fair for deferred students and laid-off alumni. Earlier this week, fifty employers met with deferred associates and other alumni to discuss temporary and permanent positions. About 140 NYU 3Ls have had their start dates deferred. The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 6, 2009
Latham & Watkins is offering incoming lawyers $75,000 to take a year off. The firm, which fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff last week, is pushing back the start date for all incoming lawyers from mid-October to mid-December, and offering the $75K bribe to those who wait a year to start work. Latham & Watkins LLP is [...]
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