Word: fall
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...past week illustrates the up-and-yet-down nature of the signals we're receiving. Consider that on Wednesday the Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 0.4% between March and April. Yet at the same time, consumers expressed more confidence about the economy than they have since the fall, according to a much-watched survey released on Friday by Reuters and the University of Michigan...
...find other options to fill the time off. "To get my stipend from Kirkland, I can't take on any other paid legal work," says Marshall, whose job is now set to begin Nov. 30. "So I'm just going to take advantage of a little extra freedom this fall." (See how Americans are spending...
...That fear has many deferred students searching for ways to ensure their legal skills remain sharp, and several firms and law schools have stepped in to help. Boston College, for instance, will let its graduates audit classes next fall for free. UCLA Law School has announced a Masters of Law program designed specifically for deferred associates. A number of firms have also begun matching their recruits to pro bono opportunities. That's the option University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate Susan Wilker took when her job at Boston law firm Ropes and Gray deferred until at least January. Wilker will...
...Society, now have their pick of top law school graduates - most of whom will arrive with a paid salary and health benefits attached. But the public-interest groups still have to finance the infrastructure required for an extra person on staff. Many nonprofits have seen their own revenues fall in recent months and undertaken layoffs themselves. Just finding the money for another computer can be hard, says Esther Lardent, president of the Washington-based nonprofit Pro Bono Institute, never mind the cost of training and supervising of a brand-new lawyer. "Morale and office tensions also have to be considered...
...there will be fewer graders, Wei said the move actually will be “cost-neutral” since each grader will be required to work more hours, leaving the total number of paid hours constant. He estimated that the program will hire about 50 students this upcoming fall, a drop from the 67 students hired at the beginning of last year. Each semester in the course, 10 unit tests are given, with each test cycle lasting eight days. Each test grader is required to work two nights of the test cycle, during which they discuss answers with students...