The Shark blog, May 11, 2009 by Petra Pasternak
http://theshark.typepad.com/weblog/2009/05/berkeley-law-comes-out-with-its-list-of-helpful-whatnots-for-students-and-alums-in-a-financial-pickl.html#more
Edley predicts the bigger crunch will come next year, when he says he expects fewer private sector openings for second-years and for students earning their JDs in 2010. Students who may have—in more robust economic times—hopped and skipped off to big firm gigs will instead be taking a closer look at their options in public interest work. “This is useful for opening their eyes to other forms of practice,” Edley said.