Public Defense

Marketplace wants to hear from you

By Gideon

Marketplace, a program of American Public Media (the second largest producer of public radio programming in the country, presumably behind NPR, and producer of A Prairie Home Companion) wants to hear from legal professionals about how the economy is impacting them. From the e-mail I received earlier today:

How is the financial crisis affecting the legal profession?

Corporate law firms have proven adept at navigating financial downturns in the past, but this time things appear to be different. Two venerable San Francisco law firms have collapsed, firms around the country are shedding associates and lateral partners are now available at bargain salaries.

Has the financial crisis changed the way you work?

Big firms aren?t the only ones feeling the pinch. Legal aid services and public defenders around the country are preparing for budget cutbacks ? right at a time when their services are needed most.

As part of our ongoing coverage of the financial crisis, Marketplace wants to know how the financial crisis has affected your practice.

Looks like all you have to do is go here and submit some information (as much as you like). Given the growing financial crisis in the country and the impact on legal services, it is important that the fight for money gets some coverage. Whether you respond or not, it is something worth discussing and passing along.

Full post as published by A Public Defender on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).