{"id":107940,"date":"2025-02-07T11:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/07\/government-agencies-are-now-skipping-out-on-law-school-recruiting-events-thanks-to-trumps-hiring-freeze\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:29:16","slug":"government-agencies-are-now-skipping-out-on-law-school-recruiting-events-thanks-to-trumps-hiring-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/07\/government-agencies-are-now-skipping-out-on-law-school-recruiting-events-thanks-to-trumps-hiring-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Agencies Are Now Skipping Out On Law School Recruiting Events Thanks To Trump\u2019s Hiring Freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump\u2019s government hiring freeze is really doing a number on lawyers\u2019 career prospects. Not only have third-year law students\u2019 permanent job offers been revoked<\/a> and summer internship programs been canceled, but government agencies are now pulling out of law school recruitment events for future legal roles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As noted by Bloomberg Law<\/a>, government agencies have decided to skip attending public interest career fairs and recruiting events hosted by at least three law schools. Here are some additional details:<\/p>\n

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More than a dozen agencies withdrew from a public interest career fair hosted by New York University\u2019s law school on Thursday and Friday, according to a NYU spokesperson. The annual event saw more than 1,700 job seekers from 20 law schools at last year. Multiple agencies also skipped a Jan. 24 law student recruiting event organized by Georgetown University and George Washington University, according to two people familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nikia Gray, NALP\u2019s executive director, worries that because these jobs have suddenly disappeared out from under hopeful law students, they may never go on to become lawyers. \u201cFor some of these students, the fact that these jobs were pulled may make the difference of whether they ever become a practicing attorney or not,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is happening at a really critical juncture in their career development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Biglaw and boutique law firms are eager to recruit from this pool of would-be government lawyers, with firms like Morgan Lewis, Quinn Emanuel, Elsberg Baker & Maruri, and Elias Law Group offering receptive messages of hope that there are still jobs available for them. \u201cWe have been in touch with career services offices at various law schools to help facilitate placements that are a good fit for both the candidates and our firm,\u201d said William Burck, global co-managing partner of Quinn Emanuel. Elisabeth Frost, litigation chair of Elias Law Group, echoed Burck\u2019s thoughts, saying,\u00a0\u201c[W]e hope other firms and legal employers will similarly do what they can to help give these new lawyers meaningful opportunities to start their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best of luck to all aspiring government lawyers who have been left out in the cold by Trump\u2019s hiring freeze.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump Hiring Freeze Has Agencies Ditching Law School Recruiting<\/a> [Bloomberg Law]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Government Agencies Are Now Skipping Out On Law School Recruiting Events Thanks To Trump\u2019s Hiring Freeze<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump\u2019s government hiring freeze is really doing a number on lawyers\u2019 career prospects. Not only have third-year law students\u2019 permanent job offers been revoked<\/a> and summer internship programs been canceled, but government agencies are now pulling out of law school recruitment events for future legal roles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As noted by Bloomberg Law<\/a>, government agencies have decided to skip attending public interest career fairs and recruiting events hosted by at least three law schools. Here are some additional details:<\/p>\n

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More than a dozen agencies withdrew from a public interest career fair hosted by New York University\u2019s law school on Thursday and Friday, according to a NYU spokesperson. The annual event saw more than 1,700 job seekers from 20 law schools at last year. Multiple agencies also skipped a Jan. 24 law student recruiting event organized by Georgetown University and George Washington University, according to two people familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nikia Gray, NALP\u2019s executive director, worries that because these jobs have suddenly disappeared out from under hopeful law students, they may never go on to become lawyers. \u201cFor some of these students, the fact that these jobs were pulled may make the difference of whether they ever become a practicing attorney or not,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is happening at a really critical juncture in their career development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Biglaw and boutique law firms are eager to recruit from this pool of would-be government lawyers, with firms like Morgan Lewis, Quinn Emanuel, Elsberg Baker & Maruri, and Elias Law Group offering receptive messages of hope that there are still jobs available for them. \u201cWe have been in touch with career services offices at various law schools to help facilitate placements that are a good fit for both the candidates and our firm,\u201d said William Burck, global co-managing partner of Quinn Emanuel. Elisabeth Frost, litigation chair of Elias Law Group, echoed Burck\u2019s thoughts, saying,\u00a0\u201c[W]e hope other firms and legal employers will similarly do what they can to help give these new lawyers meaningful opportunities to start their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Best of luck to all aspiring government lawyers who have been left out in the cold by Trump\u2019s hiring freeze.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump Hiring Freeze Has Agencies Ditching Law School Recruiting<\/a> [Bloomberg Law]<\/p>\n

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\"Staci
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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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