Law School Grads From Recession Years Feel The Class Of 2020's Pain When It Comes To Employment

Or the lack thereof...

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We really appreciate the difficulties that people are going through and that people may take a less than optimal job because they have financial concerns. No one holds your job against you particularly at the early part of your career.

— David Muraskin, a 2009 graduate of Stanford Law School, offering advice to 2020 law school graduates who may unexpectedly find themselves out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Muraskin currently works as the Food Project litigation director at Public Justice and teaches at George Washington University Law School and Vermont Law School.


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