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Law Practice

Jul. 24, 2009

Lawyers Stay Busy With Unpaid Efforts

The Los Angeles County Bar Association plans to launch a program in September called Legal Public Service Corps, to help third year law students and out-of-work attorneys find volunteer jobs at non-profits and public agencies.

By Catherine Ho
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Lynn Wallace figured a degree from Whittier Law School would get her, at minimum, a paycheck as a practicing lawyer.

But while the hard-earned JD did get her a job, she didn't earn a penny for nine months

The May 2008 graduate took the bar in July and had four months to kill as she waited for results. Then September hit, and landing a lucrative firm job got a lot harder.

So she took a vol...

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