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Are any Skadden lawyers doing sentencing work with their "time off"?

By Douglas A. Berman

I see from this New York Times article that Skadden, Arps is offering "all of its associates ? about 1,300 worldwide ? the option of accepting a third of their base pay to not show up for work for a year ... [and] is helping associates find pro bono work, and is encouraging them to do so."  In addition to thinking Skadden has come up with an interesting way to try to weather the downturn, I cannot help but wonder if some of this lawyer talent might be encouraged to shift into the sentencing universe.  With more nearly 2.5 million people already in prison, another 5 millions under some form of supervision, and millions more dealing with the consequences of old or new felony charges, there are no shortage of pro bono opportunities in the criminal justice system...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 13, 2009 (boomark / email).