Litigation

Woe is me, woe is me, JD didn't put me on the path to riches!

By Angel Reyes

Lawyers have forever said that public service is as important as their "hourly" service.  Recently, some students at Harvard and Stanford have put the "idea" to the test.

Am Law 100 is again finding itself adrift in the hiring pool.  So...big firms like Latham & Watkins offered top prospects, folks from top 10 law schools with top grades, up to a year off!  That is so long as they defer starting as "real" associates for up to a year.  Now what in the world would make a super achiever do such a thing?  It turns out - public service! 

No kidding, the nation's best and brightest (at least as they relate to law school admittees) are not just trying out public service jobs, some of them are keeping them!  Listen, when 36 of the 180 Stanford law students indicate a commitment to public service, we owe a large standing applause to each of them! 

You see, I told you all lawyers aren't bad.  Especially the young ones!

Full post as published by Angel Reyes Blog on August 22, 2010 (boomark / email).