Attorneys at Paul Weiss and Skadden are expressing dissatisfaction with their firms' recent agreements with President Trump, which some feel undermine the commitment to public interest work. Despite the partners backing the decisions, associates believe these actions contradict the ethical values of the firms. This tension has led to protests and resignations among young lawyers like Thomas Sipp, who left Skadden over conflicts with his principles regarding pro bono commitments. Such responses underscore a growing rift in expectations between leadership and junior lawyers within elite law firms.
Ever since the elite law firms Paul Weiss and Skadden reached deals with President Trump to scuttle executive orders that could have crippled their businesses, the firms' top partners have closed ranks in support of the agreements. But there is discontent among the vast army of lawyers who may not have much sway in decision-making at the two firms but who do much of the work: their associates.
I am sure some of you will question my decision and chalk it up to me being a young attorney too eager to throw his career away, he wrote. I am sure there will also be those of you who will think of me as naive.
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