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begin the interview process at the
law schools. A small number of a
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for a second interview before
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mittee decision.
With more than 100 resumes
circulating among area law firms,
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come up. She is frightened about
her future and in retrospect, she
doesn't know if she would have
pursued a career as a lawyer.
'When I started law school, I
had no idea it would be this dif-
ficult to find a job," she said. "I
knew I would make a good at-
torney but it never occurred to
me that if I did well in law school
I would still have a hard time get-
ting a job."
At the same time, she can look
back and list her downfalls. She
never had a job with a firm (al-
though she worked for the
Wayne County Prosecutor's Of-
fice). She also faults herself for
not making adequate use of her
school's career services.
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Beatty assumes responsibility.
She didn't leave herself enough
time to study and was busy plan-
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over-saturation of attorneys is
somewhat to blame.
Mr. Lippitt agrees. "There are
too many lawyers, but not
enough good lawyers," he said.
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know. There are a lot of students
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among major firms in the coun-
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Long. "My sense is all the major
Detroit firms expect their new
lawyers to be highly productive.
We all expect that because, to be
very honest, new attorneys are
being paid a substantial amount
of money when they join us. It's
economically unworkable if there
isn't a corresponding level of pro-
ductivity.
"In addition, the practice of
law, particularly in the large
business firms, is a practice of
representing sophisticated and
appropriately demanding clients
who expect their lawyers to be
available to them."
Just before Mrs. Silberg began
at Miller Canfield, she experi-
enced what she described as the
normal fears about working for
a big firm. Could she handle the
hours and the work and could
she be successful?
Mrs. Silberg, who commutes
from Ann Arbor, typically works
10-hour days and sometimes
weekends. She said she feels like
she has time for a life outside
work. While she has heard some
horror stories about 16-hour
days, she feels fortunate to be in
a position, with a company she
likes, where the work is de-
manding but not unmanageable.
Those responsible for hiring
new attorneys said they look for
candidates with strong analyti-
cal and writing skills, good
grades, strong interpersonal and
communication skills, a high de-
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abbi Levi Shemtov; the
irrepressible Lubavitch
representative in Wash-
ington, had an extra rea-
son to expect a good turnout for
the lighting of the official Lubav-
itch menorah outside the White
House: thanks to a scheduling
glitch, the ceremony was set to
take place about 100 feet and a
half-hour from the official light-
ing of the national Christmas
tree, an event that traditionally
draws a huge holiday throng.
The Park Service and the
White House had set the tree cer-
emony without realizing that it
conflicted with the Lubavitchers'
menorah lighting, which has tak-
en place on the first night of

Chanukah for the past 18 years.
Rabbi Shemtov worked with
federal authorities to make sure
the two events didn't interfere
with each other.
The Lubavitchers had hoped
to unveil a bigger and better
menorah to replace the one that's
been in use since the lightings be-
gan, but materials arrived too
late. Fortunately, that wasn't the
case for the latkes, dreidels and
menorot that the Lubavitchers
regularly distribute to the en-
thusiastic crowds.
"I'm happy we could work it
out so organizers of both events
are satisfied," Rabbi Shemtov
said. ❑

