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Old 04-06-2009, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by KSigkid View Post
That's been my experience as well. I know a bunch of people (both attorneys and staff) at law firms who took pretty solid severance packages, or spent their last month mostly job hunting (because they weren't having clients' matters taken away from them). For some sectors, I think it's going to take longer for people to hit the unemployment line, if they do at all.
Is it a pretty standard thing with law firms to let someone know when their official last day is, even if it's a month or so in advance? One of my friends was laid off in February, but his last day in his office was last Tuesday. He was able to use his office and slowly move everything out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/ny...ducated&st=cse

This article mentions that the rate of job loss for this recession is much higher among those who hold college degrees.
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