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I love to make anti-lawyer jokes as much as the next guy, but it's just not true for the ACLU, EFF, and other public interest organizations. ACLU lawyers make
by nostromo 13y ago
I love to make anti-lawyer jokes as much as the next guy, but it's just not true for the ACLU, EFF, and other public interest organizations.
ACLU lawyers make a fraction of what they could working for private law firms.
According to this article from 2007, a job at the ACLU will get you $59k starting wage vs. $160k working for private law firms. Note that these folks have the same college loans to payback. I think we owe them our respect and gratitude.
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20070311/SUB/70311015 http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20070311/SUB/70311015
- nullc 13y ago> Note that these folks have the same college loans to payback This isn't always the case: http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/files/public-service-loan-forgiveness.pdf http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/files/public-serv... (At least employees of the ACLU foundation are eligible for loan forgiveness, and $59k is low enough that it would actually matter)
- flyinRyan 13y agoI don't really care what motivates them, so long as they fight for freedom and get the job done.