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1 Don't Get Burned! THE HOTTEST TIPS. ON. THE HOTTEST TOPICS FOR BAR. LEADERS. NCBP Annual Meeting BOSTON, Feb. 14, 2009. By: Mike Rubin McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC. Baton Rouge, LA. With offices in Texas, Louisiana, New York, Ohio and Mississippi PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Today's Program: A Valentine's Day Special 8 Hot Tips in Minutes That's = minutes/tip PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Today's Valentine's Hot Tips 1. Three Little Words 2. Hugs and More Hugs 3. You Send Me Reeling 4. Wish I Were There With You 5. Be Mine 6. The Boy With the Arrow 7. My (Barely) Beating Heart 8. Why Don't You Love Me Anymore? PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #1. Three Little Words No, the words are NOT. I love you PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #1.

2 Three Little Words RATHER, the words ARE: DOWN, DOWN, DOWN . PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #1. Three Little Words RATHER, the words ARE: DOWN, DOWN, DOWN . PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Down, Down, Down The number of students taking the LSAT. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Down, Down, Down The number of applicants to Law School PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Down, Down, Down With less applicants to Law Schools, Law Schools are admitting fewer students to classes WHY??? To avoid a lessening In the quality of class AND to avoid a potential loss of .. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Down, Down, Down Ranking in News and World Report PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Down, Down, Down AND THE MEANING OF ALL THIS?

3 Many graduates still in the pipeline They are coming into the most difficult legal hiring market in decades AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR. YOUR BAR ASSOCIATION? PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Hold On: Wait until Tip #2. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #2. Hugs and More Hugs PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #2. Hugs and More Hugs The Big Bear Hug Which means The BIG SQUEEZE. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin The Big Squeeze The big squeeze on law school budgets Some state schools looking at 10-25% cuts That means reduction in programs Reduction in staff Law School endowments getting squeezed Harvard's Endowment: Down 22% in 2008. Yale's Endowment: Down 25% in 2008. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin The Big Squeeze This means: Less money for scholarships More dependence on students who can pay the full freight.

4 And there aren't many of these left More debt for students PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin The Big Squeeze WHAT DOES THIS MEAN. FOR YOUR BAR ASSOCIATION? PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Hold On: Wait until Tip #3. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #3. You Send Me Reeling PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #3. You Send Me Reeling Headline in the ABA Journal, Jan. 2009: Justice Systems Sent Reeling . PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #3. You Send Me Reeling The ABA Journal reported on serious problems in the court system, prosecutors, public defenders, and police Arizona Massachusetts California Michigan Florida Nevada Georgia New Jersey Kentucky Wisconsin PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #3. You Send Me Reeling Tuesday, Feb.

5 10 National Law Journal: California's continuing budget crisis has hit hundreds of private appellate lawyers who handle indigent criminal appeals in the state.. The state controller has begun withholding $5 million in monthly claims by court-appointed appellate counsel PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #3. You Send Me Reeling Friday, Feb. 13 New York Times Headline: Governor Proposes Closing 8 Courts in New Hampshire . The Governor is also closing a prison and laying off 300 state workers . PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin You Send Me Reeling And this means? Crowded dockets Long waits for trials Possible reduction in the number of jury trials WHAT CAN. YOUR BAR DO??? PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Hold On: Wait until Tip #4.

6 PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You Every lawyer NOW without a job wishes they were there with YOU. You who have a job! PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You Am. Lawyer Magazine Reported that for 2007 (last year numbers were available): 2,423 partners moved in or out of the 200 highest-revenue firms That was a percent increase from 2006. And 2008. was WORSE And 2009. than 2007 may be WORSE. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin than 2008. Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You DISSOLVED: Heller Ehrman (San Francisco, 500+ Employees). Askounis & Borst, , (Chicago). Schwartz Cooper (Chicago). Thelan, LLP (San Francisco, 400+ Lawyers).

7 PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You DOWNSIZING: Jan. Wall St. Journal 58+ firms PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You SINCE Oct. 08 Lagniappe (the last 4 months). Job cuts announced by 22 of 30 of the Dow Jones Industrial Index Companies PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #4. Wish I Were There With You Friday, Feb. 13, National Law Journal: Lagniappe Six law firms cut more than 700 lawyers and staffers on 'Black Thursday . adding to what has become a brutal contraction of legal jobs.. DLA Piper Holland & Knight Goodwin Procter Bryan Cave Epstein Becker & Green Dechert PowerPoint Presentation by Feb. 13, ABA Journal called it BLOODY Thursday . Mike Rubin Wish I Were There With You What does this mean for YOUR Bar Association?

8 PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Hold On: Wait until Tip #5. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #5. Be Mine PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #5. Be Mine Even if law school graduates have jobs, Many are being told to WAIT and NOT. start right away. They graduate May 09. They study for and take the Bar Exam They are supposed to start Aug. 09. Some have been told to wait until November 09. Or even Jan 10. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #5. Be Mine This means that, with Tips 1-4: Huge oversupply Of unemployed lawyers And underemployed lawyers WHAT CAN YOUR BAR DO? PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Hold On: Wait until Tip #6. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #6. The Boy With the Arrow PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Tip #6.

9 The Boy With the Arrow Actually, the ARROW is in YOUR QUIVER. Your Bar has the ability to put into effect programs to address all these problems PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin The Problems: Experienced lawyers without jobs Inexperienced lawyers without jobs Justice systems under stress Bar Associations under financial stress PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Potential Solutions Job bank Pro Bono CLE. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Job Bank Create a job bank A place where unemployed lawyers can come With: Computers Printers Phones Provide: Email Addresses Counseling Assistance with getting/maintaining malpractice insurance Work with courts on appointment process Civil Cases Criminal Cases PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin Pro Bono Recruit out-of-work lawyers for your pro- bono panel Helps your members use their legal skills Helps your members keep their legal skills sharp Helps the public Provide a location for the pro bono counseling to take place Provide malpractice coverage for the attorneys while working on pro bono cases PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin CLE.

10 CLE on: Beefing up your r sum . New practice areas into which to expand Client retention Client development Free resources to help lower overhead CONSIDER: discounted/free CLE for your members who are unemployed PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin BUT IF YOU'RE. GOING TO HAVE CLE: Make it really, REALLY effective. PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin What makes for an effective CLE: We've all been to BORING CLEs PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin What makes for an effective CLE: ILLUMINATE THE ISSUE. Don't teach the law . PowerPoint Presentation by Mike Rubin What makes for an effective CLE: EXAMPLE: ILLUMINATE: WHAT THE ISSUE IS. WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ISSUE ARE. AN OVERVIEW OF THE SOLUTION. A REFERENCE TO WHERE TO FIND. THE DETAILS OF THE ISSUE.