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More Money Made by Many Federal Workers than State Governors

EmploymentCrossing — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:51:17 +0000

Some Senators are wanting to thin the American deficit by cutting the pay of some federal employees. It has come to their attention that several federal employees, including a lawyer, medical professionals, air traffic controllers and interior decorators are making more money than the governors from the state they reside. This angers many of the government officials.

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Overpaid? 4,300 Government Lawyers Make More Money than Governors, Report Says

The DoJ is Hiring an Attorney for the Office of Vaccine Litigation

joshua — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:11:56 +0000

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 arise from claims of injury from certain vaccines. Swine flu vaccinations aren’t mentioned in the job description but it’s no stretch to assume it will be a major part of the job. For the full job listing, see the DoJ’s job page here.

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:25:59 +0000

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 the following stories for you from yesterday….

Patton Boggs adds a former FCC Chariman to its roster…

Cohen Milstein starts a public client practice with the help of a former DC Attorney General…

and the FTC stopped taking applications from attorneys ahead of the scheduled deadline…

FTC Closes its Doors to New Applicants

joshua — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:35:36 +0000

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.

NYU Law Hosts Career Fair

Erik Even — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:01:19 +0000

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 employers included public interest firms, non-profits and government agencies.

The New York University School of Law was established in 1835, and offers the JD, LL.M., and JSD degrees. It is located in Greenwich Village.

Update: Latham Offering New Associates $75K to Take Year Off

Erik Even — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:38:00 +0000

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 one of the largest law firms in the world, employing around 1,500 attorneys in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive California roots, but its largest office is now in New York City.

San Francisco’s Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is also offering $75,000 to its incoming lawyers in the US to begin in Fall 2010. Lawyers who take the money will be placed in a public-interest or government job for the year, or in a position with one of the firm’s clients.

Orrick said this week fired 300 employees, including lawyers, worldwide. In November, Orrick fired 40 lawyers and 35 staff.

The San Francisco-based firm, founded in 1863, has over 1,100 lawyers worldwide in 21 offices.