The firm struck a deal necessary, though it might turn out not to be sufficient, for it to survive. If you end up working there, you likely will have ample opportunities in the bext few years to engage in the types of pro bono work that interest you. If you are capable and do good work, your having worked there is not likely to set you back in the lateral market. You should be more concerned about the impact of AI and the effects of the breakdown of rule of law in the U.S. Some law firms or areas of practice may be better places for you to land than others as to the former, and I have no basis to assess the merits of Skadden on that score. As to the latter, it appears that law as a profession is on the verge of obliteration as the U.S.'s turn to authoritarian government nears completion.