President
Donald
Trump’s
government
hiring
freeze
is
really
doing
a
number
on
lawyers’
career
prospects.
Not
only
have
third-year
law
students’
permanent
job
offers
been
revoked
and
summer
internship
programs
been
canceled,
but
government
agencies
are
now
pulling
out
of
law
school
recruitment
events
for
future
legal
roles.
As
noted
by
Bloomberg
Law,
government
agencies
have
decided
to
skip
attending
public
interest
career
fairs
and
recruiting
events
hosted
by
at
least
three
law
schools.
Here
are
some
additional
details:
More
than
a
dozen
agencies
withdrew
from
a
public
interest
career
fair
hosted
by
New
York
University’s
law
school
on
Thursday
and
Friday,
according
to
a
NYU
spokesperson.
The
annual
event
saw
more
than
1,700
job
seekers
from
20
law
schools
at
last
year.
Multiple
agencies
also
skipped
a
Jan.
24
law
student
recruiting
event
organized
by
Georgetown
University
and
George
Washington
University,
according
to
two
people
familiar
with
the
situation.
Nikia
Gray,
NALP’s
executive
director,
worries
that
because
these
jobs
have
suddenly
disappeared
out
from
under
hopeful
law
students,
they
may
never
go
on
to
become
lawyers.
“For
some
of
these
students,
the
fact
that
these
jobs
were
pulled
may
make
the
difference
of
whether
they
ever
become
a
practicing
attorney
or
not,”
she
said.
“This
is
happening
at
a
really
critical
juncture
in
their
career
development.”
Meanwhile,
Biglaw
and
boutique
law
firms
are
eager
to
recruit
from
this
pool
of
would-be
government
lawyers,
with
firms
like
Morgan
Lewis,
Quinn
Emanuel,
Elsberg
Baker
&
Maruri,
and
Elias
Law
Group
offering
receptive
messages
of
hope
that
there
are
still
jobs
available
for
them.
“We
have
been
in
touch
with
career
services
offices
at
various
law
schools
to
help
facilitate
placements
that
are
a
good
fit
for
both
the
candidates
and
our
firm,”
said
William
Burck,
global
co-managing
partner
of
Quinn
Emanuel.
Elisabeth
Frost,
litigation
chair
of
Elias
Law
Group,
echoed
Burck’s
thoughts,
saying, “[W]e
hope
other
firms
and
legal
employers
will
similarly
do
what
they
can
to
help
give
these
new
lawyers
meaningful
opportunities
to
start
their
careers.”
Best
of
luck
to
all
aspiring
government
lawyers
who
have
been
left
out
in
the
cold
by
Trump’s
hiring
freeze.
Trump
Hiring
Freeze
Has
Agencies
Ditching
Law
School
Recruiting
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Law]
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