{"id":115930,"date":"2025-04-21T14:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/21\/money-v-morals-which-will-law-students-choose-when-it-comes-to-job-offers-from-biglaw-firms-that-made-deals-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:55:46","slug":"money-v-morals-which-will-law-students-choose-when-it-comes-to-job-offers-from-biglaw-firms-that-made-deals-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/21\/money-v-morals-which-will-law-students-choose-when-it-comes-to-job-offers-from-biglaw-firms-that-made-deals-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Money v. Morals: Which Will Law Students Choose When It Comes To Job Offers From Biglaw Firms That Made Deals With Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"399\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/law-school-loan-debt-620x399.jpg?resize=620%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Folks are very concerned about their loans. Those who don\u2019t have choices, I don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to affect them. I know for the students who have options, very few are going to consider these firms anymore.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>\u2014 Bryce Tuttle, a second-year student at Stanford Law School, in comments given to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/big-laws-245-000-starting-pay-still-a-draw-amid-trump-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>, on how law students are navigating their job offers with <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/the-biglaw-spine-index-track-the-response-to-attacks-on-the-profession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">firms that have made deals<\/a> with the Trump administration. Tuttle said that while students won\u2019t specifically decline offers from those firms, they\u2019re \u201cconsidering trying to find alternative options.\u201d Tuttle has accepted an offer from Selendy Gay, and he\u2019s happy the firm signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selendygay.com\/news\/general\/2025-04-04-selendy-gay-signs-amicus-brief-in-support-of-perkins-coie-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">an amicus brief<\/a>\u00a0supporting Perkins Coie.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">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 <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/money-v-morals-which-will-law-students-choose-when-it-comes-to-job-offers-from-biglaw-firms-that-made-deals-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Money v. Morals: Which Will Law Students Choose When It Comes To Job Offers From Biglaw Firms That Made Deals With Trump?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"399\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/law-school-loan-debt-620x399.jpg?resize=620%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"block-d36072d9-2666-4de7-928f-05b3309c1f72\"><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Folks are very concerned about their loans. Those who don\u2019t have choices, I don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to affect them. I know for the students who have options, very few are going to consider these firms anymore.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>\u2014 Bryce Tuttle, a second-year student at Stanford Law School, in comments given to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/big-laws-245-000-starting-pay-still-a-draw-amid-trump-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>, on how law students are navigating their job offers with <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/the-biglaw-spine-index-track-the-response-to-attacks-on-the-profession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">firms that have made deals<\/a> with the Trump administration. Tuttle said that while students won\u2019t specifically decline offers from those firms, they\u2019re \u201cconsidering trying to find alternative options.\u201d Tuttle has accepted an offer from Selendy Gay, and he\u2019s happy the firm signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selendygay.com\/news\/general\/2025-04-04-selendy-gay-signs-amicus-brief-in-support-of-perkins-coie-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">an amicus brief<\/a>\u00a0supporting Perkins Coie.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"block-6a951eef-9160-4fde-8c25-d3ef54b14bbd\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#5a292e3b39331a3b38352c3f2e323f363b2d74393537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Folks are very concerned about their loans. Those who don\u2019t have choices, I don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to affect them. I know for the students who have options, very few are going to consider these firms anymore. \u2014 Bryce Tuttle, a second-year student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":115931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Staci-Zaretsky-7m29o2.jpeg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}