Just heard that my firm laid off upwards of 40 secretaries today.
Sorry to point this out, but a lawyer is absolutely useless without a secretary. The guy who bills time out at $250/hr. is not economically viable without a secretary to do the numerous time-consuming things (filing, mailing, word processing, time-keeping, etc) that are essential to a professional office.
Things are tough all over.
Mr. President -- the clue phone is ringing. It might not be the red-colored secure line from Rummie's office, but it is just as important.