The New Lawyer Supplement
May 18, 2011
A Friend Indeed: New Lawyers Receive a Boost in a Bad Economy
Plaintiffs' lawyer Thomas V. Girardi offered his recent crop of former law clerks $100,000 fellowships to see them through tough economic times while they look for more permanent work.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Since Thomas V. Girardi opened his doors in 1965, every lawyer at the firm except two started as a clerk - beginning with Girardi's first law clerk, now partner Robert M. Keese.
It's the way Girardi's built his 25-lawyer plaintiffs' practice.
As the firm has grown, so has the number of clerks. Now it's up to 30 from a pool of law students. Most return in cons...
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