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The New Lawyer Supplement

Nov. 25, 2009

Tough Break

UCLA School of Law grad Ryan LaFevers learns the hard lessons of the well-educated and out-of-work. That will change when he arrives at Latham & Watkins in January.


By Ryan LaFevers


If I had to put a theme to my big transitions in life it would have to be "bad timing." When I transitioned to middle school my grammar school put in a new playground that was really cool. When I transitioned to high school my middle school put in a new gym that was really cool. When I transitioned to law school Jeff Tedford decided to put in a legitimate football team at Cal and that was really cool. Now I've transitioned from law ...

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