Law Practice
May 15, 2009
Accepting Help in the Trenches - Wearily
It sounds like a good deal for everyone: A law firm, fallen on lean times, pays its young lawyers to work at a public interest agency. They get experience and the nonprofit gets needed legal services. In reality, however, structuring these arrangements can be a challenge for all involved.
Daily Journal Staff Writer It sounds like a good deal for everyone involved: A law firm, fallen on lean times, offers its incoming associates, or laid-off lawyers, the chance to work one-year stints at public interest agencies for a stipend. In exchange they get experience, and the often cash-strapped non-profits get needed legal services. In reality, however, structuring these arrangements can be a challenge for all involved.
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