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&lt;p&gt;The big business news in today&#39;s headlines is that Lehman is now hiring. How is that possible, you ask? The explanation is simple, says Bryan Marsal of restructuring firm Alvarez &amp; Marsal, which has stepped into the fore to gracefully shutter Lehman&#39;s doors. Marsal now stands as Lehman&#39;s CEO, and is managing the troops who are busy cleaning out the closets and packing up boxes ? a process that is estimated to cost about $30 million a month, excluding lawyers&#39; and advisers&#39; fees. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marsal explains that Lehman is now rife with resumes of laid-off finance workers who are looking to keep busy. And what sort of work might that be? Selling off Lehman&#39;s remaining assets, maximizing creditor recovery, handling derivatives and real estate holdings -- work that we&#39;re told might take up to two years to complete. In Marsal&#39;s army are 130 Lehman employees, plus over 200 ex-employees that it has recently recruited back. Also laying in the reins? The now-infamous Dick Fuld. As Marsal graciously put it, &quot;We asked him to stay if he has nowhere better to go,&quot; says Mr. Marsal. &quot;He&#39;s been very good about making himself available for questions about Lehman assets.&quot; &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is Lehman now a &quot;desirable&quot; place to work for these laid-off financiers? Only, really, in the sense that the firm will provide a decent salary and steady work, albeit with a limited life expectancy. It is, however, pretty desirable work for A&amp;M consultants; the consultancy is charging $550 to $850 for its top executives, with incentive fees depending on its recovery for creditors.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It ain&#39;t pretty work, but for those consultants in the bankruptcy and restructuring arena, there&#39;s surely more to come. &lt;p&gt;

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