By Eileen Burkhalter Smith 

Check out this article from CNN with a different perspective on the recent law firm layoffs. The CNN.com article addresses how some lawyers who have recently been let-go, often young and mid-career level, are working in the public sector--sometimes subsidized by their former employers. I think the question raised somewhat discreetly here is a good one -- will paying corporate attorneys to work in public interest firms displace those who actually wanted to work in the public sector in the first place?  I don't know the answer.   Fee free to comment.