Opportunities are scarce these days for young lawyers to ever see the inside of a courtroom, even for those earning upward of $180,000 a year at top law firms. That is why a federal judge’s recent comments chastising a prestigious law firm for sending a junior lawyer to represent Facebook Inc. at a routine hearing are rankling those who say newly minted lawyers need every possible chance to gain experience outside the office.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 25, 2016 22:41 UTC