Good news: There’s some great work available in the public sector for deferred or furloughed associates. The bad–and unfortunate–news: If you are a laid-off associate, you’re out of the box for these volunteer programs.
In New York, The Legal Aid Society picked up the largest number of deferred or furloughed associates this past year, says Esther Lardent of the Pro Bono Institute. It hosted 38 associates, starting in fall 2009. Steven Banks, Legal Aid’s chief attorney, says his organization is now busy evaluating another crop of deferred and furloughed candidates for next fall.
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