Winston, Davis Polk May Be The First Of Many Firms To Revoke Job Offers Over Controversial Statements On Israel
Law firms need to let their current employees and future employees know where they stand.
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Law firms are on pretty solid ground when they say they don’t want to support terrorism or work with people that support it.
Most major law firms are large and complex entities. And it is hard to please everyone all the time. But the choice some firms make is to manage to the interests of the attorneys and clients that are most important to them and that they can least afford to lose. Inaction may seem like the path of least resistance, but when it comes to issues like terrorism, it could be a missed opportunity for firms not to let those constituents know where they stand.
— Kent Zimmermann, law firm strategic adviser at Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer on whether the legal community should expect more firms to revoke offers in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel. Zimmermann said that in this case, where acts of terrorism are concerned, firms will support the interests of their attorneys and clients. At this time, Winston & Strawn and Davis Polk & Wardwell have rescinded job offers for students who made controversial statements related to Israel following the Hamas attack.
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