Laid-Off Federal Lawyers Flood DC Firms With Job Applications

The wave of job cuts hit federal agency lawyers hard. Now they’re trying to land jobs in the private sector, all at once.
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US law firms’ London expansion drives record number of job moves
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Job Applicants Are Hounding Me on Social Media
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Laid-off FEMA employees speak out about DOGE cuts
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Fired Federal Workers See Family Members Pile on After the DOGE Axe Falls
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Fired Federal Workers Face a Sluggish Job Market
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What does the first job report under Trump mean for the economy?
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Democrats introduce bill forcing Trump administration to rehire fired veterans
Democrats want to force President Donald Trump's administration to rehire veterans who were laid off amid efforts to reshape the federal government and its workforce.ABC News - 1d -
Perkins Coie sues over Trump's order stripping security clearances
Law firm Perkins Coie has launched a suit to challenge President Trump’s stripping of security clearances for lawyers at the firm, saying it was targeted due to its past work for Democrats. Perkins ...The Hill - 6h -
US investigators advise partial ban on helicopter flights after DC plane crash
Announcement comes after fatal collision between military helicopter and American Airlines jet on 29 January. Federal investigators looking for the cause of the collision between a passenger jet ...The Guardian - 9h
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