Word: kirp
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...question which has arisen is that of how Kirp decided to dismiss five attorneys on the basis of output when four of the five had been at the Center for barely four months. All but Arons arrived in September...
...Kirp explained his position, "I simply found that these lawyers did not fit into the long-range plans for the Center and, knowing the job market is tight, I wanted to give them five months to find other positions. Most places would have given them six weeks' notice and said goodbye...
...perhaps the biggest question in everyone's mind is that of where the Center is now headed. Again, no one seems certain other than Kirp himself...
...However, Kirp withdrew the Center from a desegregation case in Detroit last November, saying that lengthy litigation was outside the CLE's line of work...
...Although a confrontation by the staff-which had not been consulted prior to the decision-resulted in the Center's re-entering the case, some lawyers fear Kirp may be leaning toward research and away from community involvement...