Former U.S. Department of Education attorneys Emily Merolli, Jill Siegelbaum, and Josie Eskow Skinner have launched Sligo Law Group, PLLC, a boutique federal education law firm designed to fill the expertise gap created by sweeping layoffs at the Department's Office of General Counsel. The firm advises K–12 agencies, higher education institutions, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations on federal education law, grants compliance, civil rights, and employment matters.