http://brownandlittlelaw.com/blog1/2009/06/12/dont-do-it/ An Arizona Criminal Defense Blog Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:02:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://brownandlittlelaw.com/blog1/2009/06/12/dont-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Matt Brown Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:36:44 +0000 http://brownandlittlelaw.com/blog1/2009/06/12/dont-do-it/#comment-201 That's a real shame. Not only will it hurt dedicated people who would otherwise be the most desirable applicants, but I also think it's going to hurt the non-profits in the long term. In the end, they will have spent time, effort, and money training people who have no future with the organization. That’s a real shame. Not only will it hurt dedicated people who would otherwise be the most desirable applicants, but I also think it’s going to hurt the non-profits in the long term. In the end, they will have spent time, effort, and money training people who have no future with the organization.

]]> http://brownandlittlelaw.com/blog1/2009/06/12/dont-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Jared Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:42:33 +0000 http://brownandlittlelaw.com/blog1/2009/06/12/dont-do-it/#comment-200 My experience at law school was similar: not many impassioned law students. The few that are, however, are currently having an even more difficult time finding the positions they really want. Many large law firms are offering one-year starting date deferments to their new hires who "volunteer" for a year at a non-profit legal organization. Basically, the firms are paying these new hires partial salary for the year to work elsewhere. Non-profit organizations, with limited resources, are justifiably filling all of their positions with accomplished law students who they do not have to pay. Leaving few, if any, positions open for those students that went to law school specifically to work in those fields. My experience at law school was similar: not many impassioned law students. The few that are, however, are currently having an even more difficult time finding the positions they really want. Many large law firms are offering one-year starting date deferments to their new hires who “volunteer” for a year at a non-profit legal organization. Basically, the firms are paying these new hires partial salary for the year to work elsewhere. Non-profit organizations, with limited resources, are justifiably filling all of their positions with accomplished law students who they do not have to pay. Leaving few, if any, positions open for those students that went to law school specifically to work in those fields.

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