Holidays with the Haves and Have-nots

As lucky BigLaw lawyers get ready to welcome the holidays in style, a record number of law school graduates are about to enter the competitive New York market — though relatively few will actually join the ranks of the city’s elite firms. Many are more likely to “stagnate” in a “windowless room filled with computers” than to celebrate their ”special bonuses” [see above] surrounded by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Rainbow Room.

(One way to stave off holiday blues, whether brought on by party excess or career anxiety: share your hard-earned legal skills with those in need.

- posted by vera