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What to Do When the Legal Job Market Slows Down (and it Always Does)

Summary: This article goes over what you should do when the legal job market slows down, as it inevitably will.…

Legal Job Opportunities Decline – Again

Summary: Although the legal services sector had seen an increase in jobs in August, the number of jobs sharply declined…

Fewer Students Applying to Law School Doesn’t Mean There Will Be More Jobs in 2016

Summary: Many falsely believe that, because there are fewer applications to law schools, there will be an excess of attorney…

Contract Attorneys are the Future of Today’s Job Market

Typically, a new law school graduate dreams of working for a large law firm with a staggering number of benefits,…

4,000 New Legal Jobs Added in July

There is some good news for the legal industry, as it was able to add 4,000 new jobs in the…

Employment Rate for Law Graduates Dives to 15 Year Low

The employment rate for law graduates is at a fifteen year low, which is not good news for the Class…

April is a Good Month for the Legal Industry with 1,500 New Jobs Added

Following two months of legal job loss in February and March, April is giving many in the legal field more…

Law School Applications Down

It was bound to happen.  As the economy tanked and jobs for recent graduates fell, law school admissions continued to…

Job Market for New Grads Edges up

According to NALP, the job market for new grads is edging back upwards after two years of falling indicators, but…

February A Rough Month For The Legal Industry

Looking at the broad picture, the economic recovery appears to finally be taking hold in the labor market.  Modest gains…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Today is Tuesday, February 8, and here's a quick look back at yesterday's news... Things appear to…

Legal Sector Jobs Edged Upward in January

After three straight months of stagnant or negative growth, 400 new jobs were added in the legal industry in January…